Composers

Jeremiah Clarke

Jeremiah Clarke

(1674 - 1.12.1707)
Country:United Kingdom
Period:Baroque
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Biography

Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674 – 1 December 1707)[1] was an English baroque composer and organist. Thought to have been born in London around 1674, Clarke was a pupil of John Blow at St Paul's Cathedral. He later became organist at the Chapel Royal. "A violent and hopeless passion for a very beautiful lady of a rank superior to his own" caused him to commit suicide. 

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Composers

Jeremiah Clarke

Jeremiah Clarke
1674 - 1.12.1707
Country:United Kingdom
Period:Baroque

Biography

Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674 – 1 December 1707)[1] was an English baroque composer and organist. Thought to have been born in London around 1674, Clarke was a pupil of John Blow at St Paul's Cathedral. He later became organist at the Chapel Royal. "A violent and hopeless passion for a very beautiful lady of a rank superior to his own" caused him to commit suicide. 

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