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'''Biography'''
'''Biography'''
<br>William Paxton was a violoncellist, who composed several sets of solos and duets for his instrument. He gained prizes from the Catch Club for two canons, "O Lord in Thee", 1779, and "O Israel, trust in the Lord", 1780. His glee, "Breathe soft, ye winds", was for long a favourite. (Source: Grove, 1921 edition)
<br>William Paxton was a violoncellist, who composed several sets of solos and duets for his instrument. He gained prizes from the Catch Club for two canons, "O Lord in Thee", 1779, and "O Israel, trust in the Lord", 1780. His glee, "Breathe soft, ye winds", was for long a favourite. (Source: Grove, 1921 edition) Brother to [[Stephen Paxton]].
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*[[Breathe soft ye winds (William Paxton)|''Breathe soft ye winds'']]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?storeid=12897&scoreid=114935 Scorch] &nbsp;)
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[[Category:1737 births]]
[[Category:1737 births|Paxton, William]]
[[Category:1781 deaths]]
[[Category:1781 deaths|Paxton, William]]
[[Category:Composers]]
[[Category:Composers|Paxton, William]]
[[Category:Classical composers]]
[[Category:Classical composers|Paxton, William]]
[[Category:English composers]]
[[Category:English composers|Paxton, William]]

Latest revision as of 16:48, 2 April 2022

Life

Born: 1737

Died: 1781

Biography
William Paxton was a violoncellist, who composed several sets of solos and duets for his instrument. He gained prizes from the Catch Club for two canons, "O Lord in Thee", 1779, and "O Israel, trust in the Lord", 1780. His glee, "Breathe soft, ye winds", was for long a favourite. (Source: Grove, 1921 edition) Brother to Stephen Paxton.

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