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Also known as Maurice Green

English composer and organist

Person · Open Library

Born
1696
Died
1755
Works
22

Top works

  • A cantata and four English songs set to musick
  • Voluntaries and suites
  • Six overtures for the harpsicord or spinnet
  • Spenser's Amoretti
  • [Spenser's Amoretti]

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1696-08-12
Active to
1755-12-01
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Listeners · Last.fm

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1,661
Total plays
6,919

Tags

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Maurice Greene (August 12, 1696 - December 1, 1755) was an English composer and organist. Maurice GreeneBorn in London, the son of a clergyman, Greene became a choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral under Jeremiah Clarke and Charles King. He studied the organ under Richard Brind, and after Brind died, Greene became organist at St Paul's. With the death of William Croft in 1727, Greene became organist at the Chapel Royal, and in 1730 he became professor of music at Cambridge University. <a href="http

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Maurice
Family name
Greene
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Academic degree
Doctor of Music
Genre
opera
Instrument
organ
Image
Maurice Greene by Francis Hayman.jpg
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date of birth
1696-08-12
date of death
1755-12-01
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