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Charles John Stanley (17th January 1712–19th May 1786) was an English composer and organist. Stanley, who was blind from an early age, studied music with Maurice Greene and held a number of organist appointments in London, such as St Andrew's, Holborn, from 1726. He was a friend of George Frideric Handel, and following Handel's death, Stanley joined first with John Christopher Smith and later with Thomas Linley to continue the series of oratorio concerts Handel had established <a href="https://
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Stanley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- Master of the King's Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Maurice Greene
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- John Stanley.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1712-01-17
- date of death
- 1786-05-19
- medical condition
- blindness
- Commons gallery
- John Stanley
- Commons category
- John Stanley (composer)
- P8168
- phylogeography
- place of burial
- Church of St Andrew, Holborn
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