William Crotch
A child prodigy, the English composer and organist William Crotch was born 5 July in
Norwich in 1775. He played the
organ from 4, wrote an oratorio at 14, and the following year became organist at Christchurch Cathedral,
Oxford. He composed prolifically and was the first Principal of the
Royal Academy of Music in
London. He died in Taunton on 29 December 1847.
