The British Musical Biography

[E] Jackson, William, composer, organist,
and writer, born at Exeter, May 28, 1730.
He studied under Sylvester, the organist of
Exeter Cathedral, and under J. Travers.
Teacher in Exeter. Organist and choir-master
Exeter Cathedral, 1777. He died at Exeter,
July 12, 1803.

[W] Works. — Operas - Lord of the Manor, Lon-
don, 1780 ; Metamorphoses, London, 1783.
Odes —Ode to fancy (Warton), op. 8; Ly-
cidas, 1767; Dying Christian to his soul (Pope).
Songs —Twelve songs, op. 1, 1755 ; Twelve
songs, op. 4 ; Third set of twelve songs, op.
7 ; Fourth set of twelve songs. Six elegies
for three male voices, op. 3 [1767] ; Twelve
canzonets for two voices, on. 9 ; Second set,
op. 13 ; Twelve pastorals. Six vocal quartets,
op. 11, 1780; Six Madrigals, op. 18, 1786;
Twelve hymns, in three parts, op. 6. Six
sonatas for harpsichord ; Eight ditto. Six
epigrams for 2, 3, and 1 voices and pf., Op. 17
[1786] ; Anthems and Church services, by the
late William Jackson, of Exeter, edited by
James Paddon, 3 vols., London, n.d. Selec-
tion from his works, sacred and secular,
London, 4 vols., n.d. Thirty letters on various
subjects, London, 1782 Observations on the
present state of music in London, 1791. The
four ages, together with essays on various
subjects, London, 1798.

[+] Jackson was a man of varied accomplish-
ments; an essayist, musician, organist, and
painter. " He was a friend of Gainsborough,
had a good taste for art, and was known in
his day by his clever landscapes. In 1771 he
was an honorary exhibitor at the Academy.
He copied Gainsborough's work and wrote a
sketch of his life." — Redgrave.

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