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| English organist and
composer of church music in the Baroque style: educated under John
Blow, he was organist of St. Anne's, Soho (1700-12), of the In 1700 he collaborated with Blow, Jeremiah Clarke, Francis Piggott, and John Barrett in a Choice Collection of Ayres for the Harpsichord or Spinnet. MIDI FILE - Courante (2'13'')His Musica sacra (1724) contains 30 anthems and a setting of the Church of England burial service that is still in use. MIDI FILE - Sarabanda (1'05'') His occasional anthems, such as "I Will Always Give Thanks" (1704), contain some of his best writing. He also wrote incidental music and works for violin, voice, and harpsichord.
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