He was born in London on 5 June 1794. He was chorister at St Paul's Cathedral under John Sale from 1801 to 1810, and during those years took organ lessons from Samuel Wesley and Matthew Cook, piano lessons from Johann Baptist Cramer. Aged eleven Hart often deputised for Thomas Attwood, the organist of St Paul's Cathedral.[1][2]
On the introduction of the quadrille at Almack's by Lady Jersey after 1815, Hart, who was described as teacher and pianist at private balls, began his long series of adaptations of national and operatic airs to the fashionable dance measures. His most notable achievement was the compilation in 1819 of a set of Les Lanciers, a type of quadrille, which remained popular for many years.[1]
From 1818 to 1821 Hart was chorus-master and pianist of the English Opera House (the Lyceum Theatre, London), and wrote the songs for Amateurs and Actors by Richard Brinsley Peake (1818), The Bull's Head and A Walk for a Wager (1819), The Vampyre (1820), and other musical farces and melodramas.[1][3]
From 1829 until his death, Hart lived in Hastings, where he opened a music-seller's shop, conducted a small band, and played the organ at St Mary's Chapel. He died on 10 December 1844 in Hastings, aged 50.[1]
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Some of Hart's most successful quadrilles were based on the music of Mozart's Don Giovanni (1818), Locke'sMacbeth, Rossini's Pietro l'eremita (1822) and La donna del lago (1823), Weber's Der Freischütz 1824, and English, Irish and Scottish melodies. He composed forty-eight sets in all. He was also the author of some waltzes and galoppades. An Easy Mode of Teaching Thorough Bass and Composition is ascribed to him.[1]
^"Hart, Joseph Binns". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12486. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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joseph, binns, hart, june, 1794, december, 1844, english, organist, compiler, dance, music, particularly, quadrille, contents, life, publications, references, external, linkslife, edithe, born, london, june, 1794, chorister, paul, cathedral, under, john, sale,. Joseph Binns Hart 5 June 1794 10 December 1844 was an English organist and a compiler of dance music particularly of the quadrille Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe was born in London on 5 June 1794 He was chorister at St Paul s Cathedral under John Sale from 1801 to 1810 and during those years took organ lessons from Samuel Wesley and Matthew Cook piano lessons from Johann Baptist Cramer Aged eleven Hart often deputised for Thomas Attwood the organist of St Paul s Cathedral 1 2 In 1810 he became organist of St Mary s Church Walthamstow and joined the Earl of Uxbridge s household as organist for three years He subsequently became organist of All Hallows Church Tottenham 1 On the introduction of the quadrille at Almack s by Lady Jersey after 1815 Hart who was described as teacher and pianist at private balls began his long series of adaptations of national and operatic airs to the fashionable dance measures His most notable achievement was the compilation in 1819 of a set of Les Lanciers a type of quadrille which remained popular for many years 1 From 1818 to 1821 Hart was chorus master and pianist of the English Opera House the Lyceum Theatre London and wrote the songs for Amateurs and Actors by Richard Brinsley Peake 1818 The Bull s Head and A Walk for a Wager 1819 The Vampyre 1820 and other musical farces and melodramas 1 3 From 1829 until his death Hart lived in Hastings where he opened a music seller s shop conducted a small band and played the organ at St Mary s Chapel He died on 10 December 1844 in Hastings aged 50 1 Publications editSome of Hart s most successful quadrilles were based on the music of Mozart s Don Giovanni 1818 Locke s Macbeth Rossini s Pietro l eremita 1822 and La donna del lago 1823 Weber s Der Freischutz 1824 and English Irish and Scottish melodies He composed forty eight sets in all He was also the author of some waltzes and galoppades An Easy Mode of Teaching Thorough Bass and Composition is ascribed to him 1 References edit a b c d e f Middleton Louisa M 1891 Hart Joseph Binns In Stephen Leslie Lee Sidney eds Dictionary of National Biography Vol 25 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 62 63 Hart Joseph Binns Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 12486 Subscription or UK public library membership required Seccombe Thomas 1895 Peake Richard Brinsley In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 44 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 147 148 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Middleton Louisa M 1891 Hart Joseph Binns In Stephen Leslie Lee Sidney eds Dictionary of National Biography Vol 25 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 62 63 External links editThe Lancers Quadrilles RegencyDances org The Life amp Quadrilles of Joseph Binns Hart 1794 1844 RegencyDances org Joseph Binns Hart Dancing books bibliography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Binns Hart amp oldid 1196844480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
