| LC control no. | nb2019023003 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Parsons, William, Sir, 1745 or 1746-1817 |
| Variant(s) | Parsons, William, Sir, 1746-1817 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Birth date | [1745,1746] |
| Death date | 1817-07-19 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Composition (Music) Teaching Singing Harpsichord |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Music teachers Singers Harpsichordists |
| Found in | From The vicar of Wakefield, [between 1800 and 1815?]: caption (by W. Parsons Mus. D) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, viewed online 2 December 2019: Parsons, Sir William (1745/46-1817, musician and composer, possibly born in London; chorister at Westminster Abbey under Benjamin Cooke; after a sojourn in Italy to improve his vocal and composing skills, he achieved great success as a singing and harpsichord master; member of the Royal Society of Musicians from 1783, he became Master of the King's Music in 1786, position he held until his death; BMus and DMus at Oxford (1790?); knighted in 1795; in 1796 he was appointed teacher of the Royal Princesses; died in London on 19 July 1817) Parsons, W. Six English ballads, with an accompaniment for the harp or piano-forte, 1790: t.p. (Sir William Parsons) Eitner (Parsons, Sir William; b. 1746, d. 7-17-1817, Middlesex; composer, teacher, singer, choir director) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 93012009 |
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