ROMANTICISM: Explore the late George Colerick's fascinating series of articles encroaching on the subjects of melody, romanticism, operetta and humour in music.
DISCUSSION: What is a work? John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about The performing artist as co-creator, including contributions from Halida Dinova, Yekaterina Lebedeva, Béla Hartmann, David Arditti and Stephen Francis Vasta.
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.