The British Musical Biography

[E] Blow, John, composer and organist, was
born at Westminster (not North Collingham,
Nottinghanr, as usually stated), 1648. One of
Children of Chapel Royal, 1660. He studied
under Captain Cook, Hingeston, and Chris-
topher Gibbons. Organist of Westminster
Abbey, 1669-80. Gentleman of Chapel Royal,
1673-74. Master of the Children, do., July,
1674. Organist of Chapel Royal, 1676. Pri-
vate jMusician to King James II., 1685.
Almoner and master of the choristers of St.
Paul's Cathedral, 1687-93. Re-appointed
organist of Westminster Abbey, 1695-1708.
Married Elizabeth Braddock. Composer to
Chapel Royal, 1699. He died at London,
October 1st, 1708. Buried in north choir
aisle, Westminster.

[W] Works. — Amphion Anglic us, a work of
many compositions for one, two, three, and
four voices, with several accompagnements of
Instrumental Musick, and a Thorow-Bass to
each song, figur'd for an Organ, Harpsichord,
or Theorbce-Lute, Lond. [1700]. Odes: A
Second Musical Entertainment, performed on
St. Cecilia's Day, November 22nd, 1684, words
by John Oldham, London, 1684 ; Great Quire
of Heaven, St. Cecilia's Day, 1691 ; Te Deum
and Jubilate, composed for St. Cecilia's Day,
1695 ; Triumphant Fame, St. Cecilia's Day,
1700; Arise, Great Monarch, New Year's Day,
1681; New Year's Day Ode, 1683; Hail,
Monarch, do., 1686 ; Is it a Dream ? do., 1687 ;
Ye Sons of Phoebus, do., 1688 ; others in 1689
and 1693-94 ; Appear in all thy pomp, appear,
do., 1700; Ode on the death of Mr. Henry
PurceU, the words by Mr. Dryden, London,
1696 ; Three Elegies upon the much lamented
loss of our late incst Gracious Queen Mary, —
sett to Musick by Dr. Blow and Mr. Henry
Purcell, Lond., fol., 1695. Church Services
in A, G, aiid E minor, one in triple measure
and 10 unedited. Anthems, numbering about
100, published in Boyce's Collection, Clifford's
Collection, Page's Harmonia Sacra, Novello's
Series ; others existing in j\IS. A choice
Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord,
Spinnett, etc., containing four Setts, as
grounds, almands, corants, sarabands, min-
uets, and jiggs, 1698. A choice Collection of
Lessons, being excellently sett to the Harpsi-
chord, etc., by Blow and Purcell, 1705.
Catches in the " Pleasant Musical Companion,"
published in various editions ; Do. pub. in
The Catch Club, or Merry Companions ; Songs
in D'Urfey's collections, and in others of the
same period ; Organ music ; Chants.

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