Nicholas Staggins
Nicholas Staggins (died 13 June 1700[1]) was an English composer.
Staggins first studied music under his father. He was made
Cambridge University, and from 1684 until his death was Professor of Music at Cambridge.[2] Following his death on the night of 12–13 June 1700, he was succeeded by John Eccles
.
From the few fragments of his compositions that survive, his musical ability is generally regarded to have been slender. His most significant work was his music for
.In Tom Brown's Letters from the Dead to the Living, Staggins is described as "bandy legged and contemptuously regarded". Following his death he was buried in Woollon on 16 June 1700 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor.[3]
References
- ISBN 9780809315260.
- ^ "Staggins, Nicholas (STGS682N)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. Slightly different dates are given in A Biographical Dictionary of English Court Musicians, 1485–1714.
- ^ Luttrell, Narcissus (1857). A Brief Relation of State Affairs. At the University Press.[page needed]
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