John Immyns (1700 – 15 April 1764) was an
English attorney
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,
lutenist
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, and prolific
copyist
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.
Immyns taught himself to play the
lute
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at the age of 40, and was a connoisseur and collector of old music. He founded the
Madrigal Society
The Madrigal Society is a British association of amateur musicians, whose purpose is to sing madrigals. It may be the oldest club of its kind in existence in England. It was founded by the copyist John Immyns. Sir John Hawkins was an early member ...
sometime between 1741 and 1744, and in 1752 was given the sinecure post of Lutenist to the
Chapel Royal
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. He was also a member of the
Academy of Ancient Music
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, and served as
amanuensis to
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667 – 1752), also known as John Christopher Pepusch and Dr Pepusch, was a German-born composer who spent most of his working life in England. He was born in Berlin, son of a vicar, and was married to Margherita de ...
.
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1700 births
1764 deaths
English classical musicians
English lutenists
British performers of early music
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