Wilton was born in Gloucester (England) on 15 June 1761 and died on 15 August 1832 in Southport (Lancashire, England). A brief account of his life appears in recent editions of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians[1] and there is also a brief mention in the Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660—1800.[2]
Gloucester is one home of the Three Choirs Festival and, as a young man, Wilton studied the violin under Felice Giardini,[3] the leader of the festival orchestra. During the late 1770s[1] their names appear together on handbills for chamber recitals in London, where Giardini was resident at that time. Wilton continued his studies in Italy and on his return in 1784 he succeeded Giardini as leader of the orchestra for the Three Choirs Festival.[4] His place of residence is unknown but he was active in London at this time—he is recorded as the leader of the orchestra for a performance of the oratorio Judith at the Haymarket theatre, London, on 13 March 1785.[2] At some stage he established his home in the north-west of England and for many years he was in demand as leader of orchestras in Liverpool, Manchester and York although he resided in Brentford for a period around 1805. Lysons claims that by 1812 he had given up the violin and had confined himself to teaching piano in the Liverpool area.[4]
A Set of Eighteen Lessons, pf/hpd (Liverpool, 1791)
Opus 6
Three Duetts with Scots Airs, 2 vn (London, 1795)
Opus 9
Six Sonatas, pf (London, ?1805)
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A Set of Short & Familiar Pieces, org, 2 vols. (London, ?1805)
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Sonatina in C
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Coolun, Irish Air with Variations, pf/hpd (Liverpool, c1790)
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100 Psalm & Hymn Tunes with Chants (London, 1827)
There are many other song settings.
Recordingsedit
Three of the six duets of Opus 2 have been recorded (as trios) with an additional bass continuo. They are coupled with a septet by Hummel on a disc available from Forgotten records.[6]
A setting of Psalm 12 is included in a collection of psalm settings by the Choir of King's College Cambridge.[7]
One of the Piano Sonatas is included (with incorrect dates) as the first piece in the series Classics to Moderns by Dénes Ágay. A free score is available.[8] This popular piece has many YouTube recordings, some with interesting variations (Video on YouTube, Video on YouTube).
^ abBiographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans. Google books. Pages 180 181
^Dictionary of National Biography : Felice Giardini.
^ abD. Lysons: History of the Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs (Gloucester, 1812) [1] Page 220
^The material held by the British Library may be listed by searching the Catalogue 31 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine for Charles Henry Wilton.
charles, henry, wilton, 1761, 1832, english, violinist, singer, composer, teacher, violin, piano, contents, biography, compositions, recordings, referencesbiography, editwilton, born, gloucester, england, june, 1761, died, august, 1832, southport, lancashire, . Charles Henry Wilton 1761 1832 was an English violinist singer composer and teacher of violin and piano Contents 1 Biography 2 Compositions 3 Recordings 4 ReferencesBiography editWilton was born in Gloucester England on 15 June 1761 and died on 15 August 1832 in Southport Lancashire England A brief account of his life appears in recent editions of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1 and there is also a brief mention in the Biographical Dictionary of Actors Actresses Musicians Dancers Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London 1660 1800 2 Gloucester is one home of the Three Choirs Festival and as a young man Wilton studied the violin under Felice Giardini 3 the leader of the festival orchestra During the late 1770s 1 their names appear together on handbills for chamber recitals in London where Giardini was resident at that time Wilton continued his studies in Italy and on his return in 1784 he succeeded Giardini as leader of the orchestra for the Three Choirs Festival 4 His place of residence is unknown but he was active in London at this time he is recorded as the leader of the orchestra for a performance of the oratorio Judith at the Haymarket theatre London on 13 March 1785 2 At some stage he established his home in the north west of England and for many years he was in demand as leader of orchestras in Liverpool Manchester and York although he resided in Brentford for a period around 1805 Lysons claims that by 1812 he had given up the violin and had confined himself to teaching piano in the Liverpool area 4 Compositions editThe British Library holds a number of scores including 5 Opus 1 Six Duetts vn va London c1780 Opus 2 Six Duetts 2 vn London 1794 Opus 3 Six Solos vn bc hpd Liverpool 1789 Opus 3d Twelve Progressive Duetts 2 vn London c1794 Opus 5 A Set of Eighteen Lessons pf hpd Liverpool 1791 Opus 6 Three Duetts with Scots Airs 2 vn London 1795 Opus 9 Six Sonatas pf London 1805 A Set of Short amp Familiar Pieces org 2 vols London 1805 Sonatina in C Coolun Irish Air with Variations pf hpd Liverpool c1790 100 Psalm amp Hymn Tunes with Chants London 1827 There are many other song settings Recordings editThree of the six duets of Opus 2 have been recorded as trios with an additional bass continuo They are coupled with a septet by Hummel on a disc available from Forgotten records 6 A setting of Psalm 12 is included in a collection of psalm settings by the Choir of King s College Cambridge 7 One of the Piano Sonatas is included with incorrect dates as the first piece in the series Classics to Moderns by Denes Agay A free score is available 8 This popular piece has many YouTube recordings some with interesting variations Video on YouTube Video on YouTube References edit a b Wilton does not appear in the first edition of Grove 1879 but he does appear in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by Stanley Sadie London Macmillan 1980 ISBN 0 333 23111 2 There is also an online version a b Biographical Dictionary of Actors Actresses Musicians Dancers Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London 1660 1800 Philip H Highfill Kalman A Burnim Edward A Langhans Google books Pages 180 181 Dictionary of National Biography Felice Giardini a b D Lysons History of the Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs Gloucester 1812 1 Page 220 The material held by the British Library may be listed by searching the Catalogue Archived 31 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine for Charles Henry Wilton Forgotten records FR 278 Choir of King s College Cambridge David Willcocks amp Philip Ledger EMI 5856412 released 2004 Listed by Presto Classical Score Exchange Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Henry Wilton amp oldid 1186942624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
