Turner's association with the Chapel Royal began in the early 1660s, when he joined the choir there as a boy soprano. In 1666 his voice broke, but the year after he became master of the choristers at Lincoln Cathedral. In 1669, however, he rejoined the Chapel Royal as a countertenor, and upon the death (1672) of Henry Cooke (who had earlier cared for Turner in the year between his voice breaking and his appointment at Lincoln) became a member of the King's Private Musick. His career as a court singer continued to prosper, and he sang in works by Blow and Purcell, including the solo alto parts in the St Cecilia's Day performances of 1687 (ode by G. B. Draghi), 1692 (ode by Henry Purcell), and 1695 (ode by John Blow). An appointment as vicar-choral of St Paul's Cathedral (1687) led to another as lay vicar of the choir of Westminster Abbey (1699). After 1696 he was normally referred to as "Dr Turner", having been granted an honorary degree from Cambridge University in June of that year.[2]
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The substantial bulk of Turner's compositions were written before 1700, and belong, for the most part, to the genre of sacred music. Amongst these works are hymns and chants, six services, more than 40 anthems (some of which include parts for string instruments), and a Latin motet. He contributed songs and incidental music to at least five plays, including songs and a choral scene for Thomas Shadwell's The Libertine.[3] He composed more than fifty secular songs, a great majority of which were published.[4] He also composed a small amount of instrumental music, including a handful of works for the keyboard.
william, turner, composer, william, turner, 1651, january, 1740, london, composer, countertenor, baroque, contemporary, john, blow, henry, purcell, best, remembered, verse, anthems, which, over, forty, survive, singer, gentleman, chapel, royal, from, 1669, unt. William Turner 1651 2 13 January 1740 London was a composer and countertenor of the Baroque era A contemporary of John Blow and Henry Purcell he is best remembered for his verse anthems of which over forty survive As a singer he was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal from 1669 until his death 1 William TurnerBorn1651Died1740Occupation s composer countertenor Contents 1 Life 2 Music 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife editTurner s association with the Chapel Royal began in the early 1660s when he joined the choir there as a boy soprano In 1666 his voice broke but the year after he became master of the choristers at Lincoln Cathedral In 1669 however he rejoined the Chapel Royal as a countertenor and upon the death 1672 of Henry Cooke who had earlier cared for Turner in the year between his voice breaking and his appointment at Lincoln became a member of the King s Private Musick His career as a court singer continued to prosper and he sang in works by Blow and Purcell including the solo alto parts in the St Cecilia s Day performances of 1687 ode by G B Draghi 1692 ode by Henry Purcell and 1695 ode by John Blow An appointment as vicar choral of St Paul s Cathedral 1687 led to another as lay vicar of the choir of Westminster Abbey 1699 After 1696 he was normally referred to as Dr Turner having been granted an honorary degree from Cambridge University in June of that year 2 Music editThe substantial bulk of Turner s compositions were written before 1700 and belong for the most part to the genre of sacred music Amongst these works are hymns and chants six services more than 40 anthems some of which include parts for string instruments and a Latin motet He contributed songs and incidental music to at least five plays including songs and a choral scene for Thomas Shadwell s The Libertine 3 He composed more than fifty secular songs a great majority of which were published 4 He also composed a small amount of instrumental music including a handful of works for the keyboard Notes edit Grove Grove Grove C L Day and E B Murrie English Song Books 1651 1702 a Bibliography London 1940 References editFranklin Don 2001 Turner William ii In Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Publishers ISBN 978 1 56159 239 5 C L Day and E B Murrie English Song Books 1651 1702 a Bibliography London 1940 Keri Dexter Turner William 1651 2 1740 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 http www oxforddnb comExternal links editFree scores by William Turner at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Turner composer amp oldid 1130150319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
