Thursday, April 30, 2020

Thomas Sanders Dupuis

Thomas Sanders Dupuis (1733-1796) was born in London, and later succeeded William Boyce 
at the Chapel Royal. He was a member of the Royal Society of Musicians, a harpsichord teacher and organist at the Charlotte Street chapel. Dupuis was a superb organist; Haydn was quite impressed by he playing when he was in England. Dupuis is also important in the composition of Anglican chant. He died in 1796 "in consequence of taking an excessive dose of opium," 
according to his biography in The Harmonicon (1833). He was buried in the west cloister at 
Westminster.

 Iterum Press has released two of his anthems: O God, whose Nature & Property, and
Bow Down Thine Ear.
Our composer, looking sufficiently snooty.
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