Vaughan Richardson (died 1729) was an organist at Winchester Cathedral, and a composer, particularly of church music.
Life
His year of birth is not known, but he is known to have sung at the coronation of
James II in 1685 as a chorister of the
Chapel Royal
A chapel royal is an establishment in the British and Canadian royal households serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign and the royal family.
Historically, the chapel royal was a body of priests and singers that travelled with the monarc ...
. After deputizing for the ailing organist
Richard Davis at the
Worcester Cathedral
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from 1686 to 1688,
he became organist of
Winchester Cathedral
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in 1693.
He was also lay vicar and master of the choristers. He remained there for the rest of his life.
On 5 October 1710 he married a Mrs Apleford at Winchester Cathedral. Richardson died in 1729 in Winchester, and was buried there on 9 May. A daughter, Laetitia, survived him.
Compositions
* It is known that Richardson composed 21 anthems (some surviving in manuscript), including "O Lord, God of my salvation", which has been attributed to Jeremiah Clarke, and "O how amiable"
* ''A Collection of New Songs'' (1701), including an ode to St Cecilia "Ye tuneful and harmonious choir"
* A Service in C (1713) to celebrate the
Treaty of Utrecht
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1729 deaths
17th-century keyboardists
18th-century keyboardists
Winchester Cathedral
English classical composers of church music
17th-century English musicians
18th-century English musicians
English organists
English male organists
17th-century male musicians
Cathedral organists