Stephen Paxton (born in Durham, 27 December 1734; died in London, 18 August 1787) was an 18th-century

cellist The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

and composer. He is remembered along with his brother, William Paxton (1737–1781), for the composition of numerous pieces for the cello, most notably glees. Due to imprecise attribution methods of the time, the works of the two brothers are often confused or improperly attributed. Paxton won London Catch Club prize medals for his glees ''How Sweet, How Fresh'' (1779), ''Round the Hapless'' (1781), ''Ye Muses Inspire Me'' (1783), and ''Blest Pow'r Here See'' (1784). Paxton is listed as one of the lost graves to eminent persons on the

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in Old St. Pancras Churchyard in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paxton, Stephen 1734 births 1787 deaths English cellists English classical composers Glee composers 18th-century British classical composers 18th-century British male musicians English male classical composers