John Ross (1763-1837)
- Concerto (V) in B flat major, Op.1
Performers: Roger Bеvаn Williams (organ); Scοttish Baroque Players
Further info: Eighteenth-Century Organ Concertos
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English organist and composer. He studied for seven years with Matthias
Hawdon, organist of St. Nicholas's Church. From 1783 to 1836 he was
organist of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Aberdeen, and was for several
years organist to the Aberdeen musical society. In Aberdeen he was long
the only resident musician of any standing. He died on 28 July 1837 at
Craigie Park, a suburban residence. He was a prolific composer of
pianoforte and vocal music. He contributed several airs to Robert
Archibald Smith's ‘Scottish Minstrel,’ and was complimented by Robert
Tannahill for setting some of his songs to music. He edited ‘Sacred
Music, consisting of Chants, Psalms, and Hymns for three Voices,’
London, 1828, the tunes in which are mostly his own. His anthem, ‘When
sculptured urns,’ was once very popular.
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