Benjamin Jacob (1 April 1778 – 24 August 1829) was an

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organist, conductor, and composer. He was a pupil of Willoughby,

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(1796). Jacob was born and died in London. He was an organist at various churches, finally at

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(1794–1825). With Wesley and Crotch, he gave organ recitals to immense audiences from 1808 to 1814. He conducted a series of oratorios in 1800, and the Lenten Oratorios at

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in 1818. His works include ''National Psalmody'' (London, 1819) and other collections, as well as glees, songs, and an arrangement of the ''Macbeth'' music.

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