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John Weldon
12+ albums
Classicalbaroque18th century17th century
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John Weldon (1676–1736) was an English Baroque composer and organist whose career moved from Oxford to the musical institutions of early-Georgian London. After training at Eton and studying with Henry Purcell, he became organist of New College, Oxford (1694) before joining the Chapel Royal, where he later served as organist and was sworn in as a “second composer” in 1715. Weldon’s name is especially linked to sacred vocal music and English dramatic vocal writing. He won the 1700–01 prize for setting Congreve’s masque The Judgement of Paris (surviving in manuscript), and he published a set of solo anthems titled Divine Harmony (1716), a valuable witness to early-18th-century English devotional style. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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The Judgment of Paris: No. 1, Sonata
422The Judgment of Paris: No. 19, Let Ambition Fire Thy Mind (Juno)
233Stop, O ye waves
224The Judgment of Paris: No. 38, Nature Fram’d Thee Sure for Loving (Venus)
215The Judgment of Paris: No. 15, Hither Turn Thee, Gentle Swain (Venus)
216Take, O take those Lips away
217The Judgment of Paris: No. 4, Chorus. Forbear Thy Woolly Flock to Feed
208The Judgment of Paris: No. 3, From High Olympus (Mercury)
199The Judgment of Paris: No. 39, Fairest She, All Nymphs Transcending (Venus)
1910The Judgment of Paris: No. 32, Symphony for Venus
17albums
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Weldon: The Judgment of Paris
Vocal Recital (Baroque): Kirkby, Emma
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Favourite Baroque Arias
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Classical Kirkby - Orpheus and Corina
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Arie Antiche
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Musical London c. 1700 - from Purcell to Handel
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Baroque Era Vol.1
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Sweeter Than Roses
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Just Me
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Great Baroque Arias
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Mad songs
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Big Gustav Leonhardt Box The Bach Guild Recordings 1952-1955