William Crotch
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William Crotch (5 July 1775, Norwich, Norfolk – 29 December 1847) was an English composer and organist. Born in Norwich, Norfolk to a master carpenter he showed early musical talent as a child prodigy. The three and a half year old Master William Crotch was taken to London by his ambitious mother, where he not only played on the organ of the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, but for King George III. The London Magazine of April 1779 records: "He appears to be fondest of solemn tunes and church
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- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,493x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,862x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,972x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,722x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,525x
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1775 births1847 deaths18th-century British classical composers18th-century British male musicians18th-century keyboardists19th-century British classical composers19th-century British composers19th-century British male musicians19th-century keyboardistsAcademics of the Royal Academy of MusicAlumni of Christ Church, OxfordBritish male classical organists