- Alcock, John
[E] Alcock, John, son of the above, was born
probably at Plymouth about 1740, and studied
under his father. He became organist of St.
Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, in 1758,
and remained there till 1768. In 1773, he
became organist of the Parish Church, Wal-
sall, and died there, March 30, 1791. In 1766
he graduated as Mus. Bac. at Oxford. He
composed some anthems, songs, and harpsi-
chord music, among which are — A cantata
and six songs [1770] ; Venus and Bacchus, a
two-part song ; Let me sink to regions of
shade (song) ; Three sonatas for two violins
and violoncello ; The chace (pianoforte piece).entry id: 5-R-29
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