Daniel Roseingrave (c.1655 – May 1727) was an English-born

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and

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mainly active in Dublin, Ireland. Roseingrave probably hailed from the area of

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, where he was organist at

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(1679–1681) and where he later sent his sons for education. He subsequently became organist at

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(1682–1692) and

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(1692–1698), and finally from 1698 at both

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and

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, which "marked the beginning of a period of half a century when the Roseingrave family dominated the musical scene at the Dublin cathedrals." He remained organist at Christ Church until his death in Dublin in 1727; at St Patrick's his son Ralph joined him from 1719. He composed some church music including a verse

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''Lord, thou art become gracious''. His works are often confused with that of his sons; a disentangling of the works of the various Roseingraves in Ireland was in preparation in 2014.Houston (2013), as above. His sons

Thomas Roseingrave Thomas Roseingrave (1690 or 1691 – 23 June 1766), like his father Daniel Roseingrave, was an English-born Irish composer and organist. Early years He was born at Winchester, where his father Daniel Roseingrave was the Cathedral organist, bu ...

and Ralph Roseingrave were likewise composers and organists.

Bibliography

*Barra Boydell: ''Music at Christ Church before 1800: Documents and Selected Anthems'' (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1999). * –– : ''A History of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin'' (Woodbridge, Surrey: Boydell & Brewer, 2004).

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