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Jan 01, 0001 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom Died on 10 May 1770 (aged 1769)
English composer
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About Charles Avison
- Charles Avison (; 16 February 1709 (baptised) – 9 or 10 May 1770) was an English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods.
- He was a church organist at St John The Baptist Church in Newcastle and at St.
- Nicholas's Church (later Newcastle Cathedral).
- He is most known for his 12 Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti and his Essay on Musical Expression, the first music criticism published in English.
- He composed in a transitional style that alternated between Baroque and Classical idioms.
