John Alcock Jr. (1740 — 1791) was an Baroque English
composer and doctor of music, who himself wrote his
name variously as ‘Alcock’ and ‘Allcock,’ was
born near St. Paul's Cathedral on 11 April 1715. He was
educated in the cathedral choir under Charles King, and
at fourteen was a pupil of the blind organist, John
Stanley. He was appointed organist of St. Andrew's,
Plymouth, in 1737, and was married in the following
year. In January 1742 he became organist of St.
Lawrence's, Reading, wh...(+)
John Alcock Jr. (1740 — 1791) was an Baroque English
composer and doctor of music, who himself wrote his
name variously as ‘Alcock’ and ‘Allcock,’ was
born near St. Paul's Cathedral on 11 April 1715. He was
educated in the cathedral choir under Charles King, and
at fourteen was a pupil of the blind organist, John
Stanley. He was appointed organist of St. Andrew's,
Plymouth, in 1737, and was married in the following
year. In January 1742 he became organist of St.
Lawrence's, Reading, where he remained until 1749, when
he was appointed organist, vicar choral, and master of
the choristers at Lichfield Cathedral. In 1755 he look
the degree of Mus. Bac. at Oxford, and that of Mus.
Doc. in 1761 or 1765. He resigned the posts of organist
and master of the choristers at Lichfield in 1760, and
in the following year became organist at Sutton
Coldfield parish church, an appointment that he held
until 1786. Alock was also (from 16 May 1766 to 25
March 1790) organist of the parish church of Tamworth.
In 1770, 1771, and 1772, he won the Catch Club prizes
for glees and canons. His wife, by whom he had a son
and three daughters, died in 1793. He died at the
Close, Lichfield, in February 1806, and was buried in
the cathedral. Dr. Alcock's compositions include songs,
solos for the flute, harpsichord, and organ; services,
anthems, glees, canons, and a setting of Psalm li. in
Latin. He was a thoroughly sound musician, and
throughout the course of his long life preserved the
traditions of the old English school of church
composers, free from the inanities in which some of his
contemporaries indulged. His son, John Alcock, jun.
(1740?–1791), born about 1740, was organist of St.
Mary Magdalen's, Newark-on-Trent, from 1758 to 1768. In
1766 he took the degree of Mus. Bac. at Oxford, and was
organist of the parish church of Walsall from 1773
until his death, which took place 30 March 1791.
Between 1770 and 1780 he published several songs,
anthems, lessons for the harpsichord, and sonatas for
strings. He is often confounded with William Alcock, a
contemporary organist at Newcastle.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_
Biography,_1885-1900/Alcock,_John_(1715-1806)).
Although originally written for Organ, I created this
Interpretation of the Voluntary in D Major for Woodwind
Quartet (Flute, Oboe, English Horn & Bassoon).
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