William Crotch

William Crotch
William Crotch
Background information
Born	5 July 1775
Died	29 December 1847 (aged 72)
Occupation(s)	Composer & Organist

William Crotch (5 July 1775 – 29 December 1847) was an English composer and organist. According to the British musicologist Nicholas Temperley, Crotch was "a child prodigy without parallel in the history of music", and was certainly the most distinguished English musician in his day.^[1]

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