November 8th meet
The next meet of Starcross History will be on Wednesday, 8th November at 7:30pm in St Paul’s
Church. No membership fee and admission is free. We have to pay for the
room, so we charge £1 for tea/coffee and £1 a strip for raffle tickets.
Please bring a raffle prize.
Ian Graham-Jones has kindly agreed to present an illustrated talk about John Marsh’s visits to Starcross and Dawlish. John Marsh (1752 -1828) was perhaps the most prolific English composer of his time - over 350 works. He had varied interests; from bellringing and religion to astronomy and geometry. His 37 journals are valuable sources of information on life and music in 18th -19th century England. They remained unpublished until 1998. (wiki)
Here's the full wikitext:
John Marsh (31 May 1752 – 31 October 1828) was an English gentleman, composer, diarist and writer born in Dorking, England.[1]
A lawyer by training, he is known to have written at least 350
compositions, including at least 39 symphonies. While today known
primarily for his music, he also had strong interest in other fields,
including astronomy and philosophy, and wrote books about astronomy, music, religion, and geometry.
Life and career
Marsh
lived in Dorking, Gosport, Romsey, Salisbury and Canterbury before
settling in Chichester in 1787 until his death in 1828. As a concert
organizer, he was responsible for the music making in the towns and
cities where he worked, especially in Chichester, where he led the
subscription concerts for some 35 years.
Marsh was perhaps the most prolific English composer of his time. His
own catalog of compositions records over 350 works, of which he lists
39 symphonies. Of these, only the nine that Marsh had printed are
extant, together with three one-movement finales.
Marsh was a man of varied interests, and his 37 volumes of journals
are among the most valuable sources of information on life and music in
18th-century England. They represent one of the most important musical
and social documents of the period. It remained unpublished until the
first volume was published in 1998. In one passage, Marsh describes the
great Handel Commemoration of 1784 in London.
Marsh's son was poet and cleric Edward Garrard Marsh.
Extant works
- The Salisbury Symphonies
- Symphony No. 8 [9] in G Major (1778)
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Allegro
- A Conversation Symphony for Two Orchestras [No. 10] in E-flat Major (1778)
- I. Allegro maestoso
- II. Andante
- III. Allegretto
- Symphony No. 2 [12] in B-flat Major (1780)
- I. Allegro
- II. Largo 8 in a bar
- III. Allegro spirituoso
- Symphony No. 1 [13] in B-flat Major (1781)
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Chasse: Allegro
- The Canterbury Symphonies
- Symphony No. 5 [16] in E-flat Major (1783)
- I. Largo staccatto
- II. Allegro moderato
- III. Minuetto; Allegro spirituoso
- Symphony No. 3 [17] in D Major (1784)
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Presto
- The Chichester Symphonies
- Symphony No. 4 [19] in F Major (1788)
- I. Allegro
- II. Larghetto
- III. Minuetto
- IV. Allegro
- Symphony No. 7 [24] in E-flat Major (La Chasse) (1790)
- I. Andante (The hunter’s call in the morning)
- II. Allegretto (Setting out from home; the fox discovered)
- III. Allegro (Chasse)
- Symphony No. 6 [27] in D Major (1796)
- I. Largo maestoso; Allegro spiritoso
- II. Andante
- III. Minuetto: Allegro
- IV. Allegro scherzando
- The Finales
- Finale No. 3 in E-flat Major (1799)
- Andante; Allegro
- Finale No. 1 in D Major (1800)
- Pomposo
- Finale No. 2 in B-flat Major (1801)
- Maestoso; Trio
- Allegro
Citations
- Brandon, Peter (2006). Sussex. London: Robert Hale. p. 224. ISBN 0-7090-6998-7.
References
- The John Marsh Journals—The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752–1828) Edited, introduced and annotated by Brian Robins. Pendragon Press, Stuyvesant, NJ, 1998. ISBN 0-945193-94-7.
A second volume, covering the period from June 1802 to Marsh's death on
October 31, 1828, was published by Pendragon Press in July 2013. ISBN 978-1576471630.
- "The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828)." Music & Letters, Nov. 1999.
- Temperley, Nicholas, "Marsh of Chichester: Gentleman, Composer,
Musician, Writer 1752-1828” (review), Music and Letters - Volume 86,
Number 4, 2005, at p. 633.
- Marsh of Chichester: Gentleman, Composer, Musician, Writer
1752-1828. Ed. by Paul Foster. pp. 158. Otter Memorial Papers, 19.
University College Chichester, Chichester, England, 2004. ISBN 0-948765-34-8.
- John Marsh--Symphonies, Edited by Ian Graham-Jones
- Part 1: The Salisbury and Canterbury Symphonies (1778–1784)
- Part 2: The Chichester Symphonies and Finales (1788–1801)
- C 62 Part 1 ISBN 0-89579-486-1 (2001) xvii + 255 pp. ISBN 978-0-89579-486-4
- C 63 Part 2 ISBN 0-89579-487-X (2001) xiv + 213 pp. ISBN 978-0-89579-487-1
- The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (2000)
External links
There are 2 c.d's of John Marsh's symphonies:One of the c.d.'s is
Chandos 10458(64 minutes,2008).It contains 5 of his symphonies: Number
2(LaChasse-1780),Number 6(1796),Number 7(LaChasse-1790),Number
8(1778)and Conversation Symphony for 2 Orchestras(1778).It's played by
the London Mozart and conducted by Matthias Bamert.The other c.d.is by
The Chichester Concert conducted by Ian-Graham Jones(64 minutes,1989).It
also contains 5 symphonies(Number 1,3,4,6 and A Conversation Symphony
for 2 Orchestras.It was given a favorable review in Gramophone Magazine
in 1989.
John Marsh (composer). (2017, June 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved
08:26, September 19, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Marsh_(composer)&oldid=787235625
Here's the full wikitext:
John Marsh (31 May 1752 – 31 October 1828) was an English gentleman, composer, diarist and writer born in Dorking, England.[1]
A lawyer by training, he is known to have written at least 350
compositions, including at least 39 symphonies. While today known
primarily for his music, he also had strong interest in other fields,
including astronomy and philosophy, and wrote books about astronomy, music, religion, and geometry.
Life and career
Marsh lived in Dorking, Gosport, Romsey, Salisbury and Canterbury before settling in Chichester in 1787 until his death in 1828. As a concert organizer, he was responsible for the music making in the towns and cities where he worked, especially in Chichester, where he led the subscription concerts for some 35 years.Marsh was perhaps the most prolific English composer of his time. His own catalog of compositions records over 350 works, of which he lists 39 symphonies. Of these, only the nine that Marsh had printed are extant, together with three one-movement finales.
Marsh was a man of varied interests, and his 37 volumes of journals are among the most valuable sources of information on life and music in 18th-century England. They represent one of the most important musical and social documents of the period. It remained unpublished until the first volume was published in 1998. In one passage, Marsh describes the great Handel Commemoration of 1784 in London.
Marsh's son was poet and cleric Edward Garrard Marsh.
Extant works
- The Salisbury Symphonies
- Symphony No. 8 [9] in G Major (1778)
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Allegro
- A Conversation Symphony for Two Orchestras [No. 10] in E-flat Major (1778)
- I. Allegro maestoso
- II. Andante
- III. Allegretto
- Symphony No. 2 [12] in B-flat Major (1780)
- I. Allegro
- II. Largo 8 in a bar
- III. Allegro spirituoso
- Symphony No. 1 [13] in B-flat Major (1781)
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Chasse: Allegro
- The Canterbury Symphonies
- Symphony No. 5 [16] in E-flat Major (1783)
- I. Largo staccatto
- II. Allegro moderato
- III. Minuetto; Allegro spirituoso
- Symphony No. 3 [17] in D Major (1784)
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Presto
- The Chichester Symphonies
- Symphony No. 4 [19] in F Major (1788)
- I. Allegro
- II. Larghetto
- III. Minuetto
- IV. Allegro
- Symphony No. 7 [24] in E-flat Major (La Chasse) (1790)
- I. Andante (The hunter’s call in the morning)
- II. Allegretto (Setting out from home; the fox discovered)
- III. Allegro (Chasse)
- Symphony No. 6 [27] in D Major (1796)
- I. Largo maestoso; Allegro spiritoso
- II. Andante
- III. Minuetto: Allegro
- IV. Allegro scherzando
- The Finales
- Finale No. 3 in E-flat Major (1799)
- Andante; Allegro
- Finale No. 1 in D Major (1800)
- Pomposo
- Finale No. 2 in B-flat Major (1801)
- Maestoso; Trio
- Allegro
Citations
- Brandon, Peter (2006). Sussex. London: Robert Hale. p. 224. ISBN 0-7090-6998-7.
References
- The John Marsh Journals—The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752–1828) Edited, introduced and annotated by Brian Robins. Pendragon Press, Stuyvesant, NJ, 1998. ISBN 0-945193-94-7. A second volume, covering the period from June 1802 to Marsh's death on October 31, 1828, was published by Pendragon Press in July 2013. ISBN 978-1576471630.
- "The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828)." Music & Letters, Nov. 1999.
- Temperley, Nicholas, "Marsh of Chichester: Gentleman, Composer, Musician, Writer 1752-1828” (review), Music and Letters - Volume 86, Number 4, 2005, at p. 633.
- Marsh of Chichester: Gentleman, Composer, Musician, Writer 1752-1828. Ed. by Paul Foster. pp. 158. Otter Memorial Papers, 19. University College Chichester, Chichester, England, 2004. ISBN 0-948765-34-8.
- John Marsh--Symphonies, Edited by Ian Graham-Jones
- Part 1: The Salisbury and Canterbury Symphonies (1778–1784)
- Part 2: The Chichester Symphonies and Finales (1788–1801)
- C 62 Part 1 ISBN 0-89579-486-1 (2001) xvii + 255 pp. ISBN 978-0-89579-486-4
- C 63 Part 2 ISBN 0-89579-487-X (2001) xiv + 213 pp. ISBN 978-0-89579-487-1
- The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (2000)
External links
There are 2 c.d's of John Marsh's symphonies:One of the c.d.'s is
Chandos 10458(64 minutes,2008).It contains 5 of his symphonies: Number
2(LaChasse-1780),Number 6(1796),Number 7(LaChasse-1790),Number
8(1778)and Conversation Symphony for 2 Orchestras(1778).It's played by
the London Mozart and conducted by Matthias Bamert.The other c.d.is by
The Chichester Concert conducted by Ian-Graham Jones(64 minutes,1989).It
also contains 5 symphonies(Number 1,3,4,6 and A Conversation Symphony
for 2 Orchestras.It was given a favorable review in Gramophone Magazine
in 1989.
- John Marsh (composer). (2017, June 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved08:26, September 19, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Marsh_(composer)&oldid=787235625
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