Person    | Male  Born 1712  Died 1795

John Christopher Smith

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Germany

Composer. Born Ansbach, Germany. Following his father he arrived in London in 1720 and. like his father, became Handel's friend, secretary and amanuensis. Died Bath.

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John Christopher Smith

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John Christopher Smith

The dates on the plaque confuse Smith (1712 - 1795) with his father, Johann C...

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Spirit of Soho Mural

Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...

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Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz

Born: La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France. Died: Paris. Raymond E.O.Ella has sent me the link to the Hector Berlioz Website, which has a huge amount of information about Berlioz in London.

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, France

1 memorial
Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis

Composer. His early life is sketchy. His first known appointment was in 1532 as the organist for Dover Priory (now Dover College). In 1575 Queen Elizabeth I, granted him and William Byrd a monopoly...

Person, Music / songs

2 memorials
Crosseyed Heart

Crosseyed Heart

Keith Richard's third solo album, recorded with his band the X-Pensive Winos, his first studio album in 23 years, since Main Offender. Amnesia is one of the tracks on the album.

Media, Music / songs

1 memorial
S. K. Golder

S. K. Golder

Member of the office staff of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces, Music / songs

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Dame Myra Hess

Dame Myra Hess

Pianist. Born Julia Myra Hess in South Hampstead. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. During WW2, when concert halls were blacked out at night, she organise...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial