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Dr William Crotch

1775–1847

Hampstead, from behind Wetherall Place 1807
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Biography

William Crotch (5 July 1775 – 29 December 1847) was an English composer and organist. According to the British musicologist Nicholas Temperley, Crotch was "a child prodigy without parallel in the history of music", and was certainly the most distinguished English musician in his day.

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  • View from Hurley Bottom

    Dr William Crotch
    1806
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  • Lake and Mountains with Fisherman

    Dr William Crotch
    date not known
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  • Hampstead, from behind Wetherall Place

    Dr William Crotch
    1807
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