John Christopher Smith

What the record establishes about John Christopher Smith.

MusicBrainz establishes this heading under the identifier 586bdeb2-79da-4922-9efe-58e21764d6c0. John Christopher Smith is recorded with the citizenship of Kingdom of Great Britain. Open Library catalogues 10 works under this name. John Christopher Smith is recorded as composer. The tempest is dated 1756. Enchanter is dated 1760.

Teraminta is dated 1732. Fairies is dated 1755.

What John Christopher Smith produced.

Anecdotes of George Frederick Handel, and John Christopher Smith . With select pieces of music, composed by J. C. Smith, never before published. is dated 1799 and held by Wellcome Collection. Shepherd's Meal is dated published February 1, 1803 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1964.382). The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 11 works under this heading.

The circumstances in which John Christopher Smith stands.

Ulysses . An opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-fields. The musick compos'd by Mr. John Christopher Smith, junior. The words by Mr. Humphreys. is dated 1733 and held by Wellcome Collection. Anecdotes of George Frederick Handel, and John Christopher Smith : With Select Pieces of Music, Composed by J. C. Smith, Never Before Published / William Coxe. is dated 1799 and held by Wellcome Collection. Teraminta . An opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn Fields. Written by Mr. Carey, and set to musick by Mr. John Christopher Smith. is dated 1732 and held by Wellcome Collection. Rosalinda, a musical drama . As it is performed at Hickford's great room, in Brewer's Street. By Mr. Lockman. Set to music by Mr. John Christopher Smith. is dated 1740 and held by Wellcome Collection. The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050-1310 / [Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith]. is dated 1967 and held by Wellcome Collection. John Bishop King and Joanna King (née Smith): loose papers from diaries is dated 1857 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Tanktotem I is dated 1952 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1953.193). Blood Pool is dated 1992 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1993.522). John Pye Smith. Oil painting (?). is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection.

The identifiers under which John Christopher Smith may be traced in institutional catalogues.

John Christopher Smith is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q11727869.

13 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1732 to 1803.

Gideon. A collection of lessons for the harpsicord. The enchanter, or, Love and magic. Rosalinda. The Fairies. The tempest, dated 1756. Teraminta, dated 1732. Enchanter, dated 1760. Fairies, dated 1755. Shepherd's Meal, dated published February 1, 1803, hand-colored mezzotint on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.382. Rosalinda, a musical drama . As it is performed at Hickford's great room, in Brewer's Street. By Mr. Lockman. Set to music by Mr. John Christopher Smith., dated 1740, held by Wellcome Collection. Teraminta . An opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn Fields. Written by Mr. Carey, and set to musick by Mr. John Christopher Smith., dated 1732, held by Wellcome Collection. John Pye Smith. Oil painting (?)., held by Wellcome Collection.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 130 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Smith, John Christopher, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Smith, John Christopher (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Smith, John Christopher (1712–1795), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Smith-Dodsworth, Sir John (Christopher), (4 March 1935–21 Sept. 2012), Who Was Who, 2007.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

training under George Frideric Handel, Johann Christoph Pepusch and Thomas Roseingrave is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. The authority associates the name with Baroque music.