John Baston
John Baston, (fl. 1708–1739) was an English Baroque composer, recorder player and cellist. He performed in his own ‘interval music’ concertos in London; several of these lively pieces were published as Six Concertos in Six Parts for Violins and Flutes (1729).
John Baston
- Died
- 1739
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Occupation
- composer
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Languages
- English
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John Baston, (fl. 1708–1739) was an English Baroque composer, recorder player and cellist. He performed in his own ‘interval music’ concertos in London; several of these lively pieces were published as Six Concertos in Six Parts for Violins and Flutes (1729).
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Born in 1685, died in 1739.
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