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VIDEO PODCAST: Women Composers - Our special hour-long illustrated feature on women composers includes contributions from Diana Ambache, Gail Wein, Hilary Tann, Natalie Artemas-Polak and Victoria Bond.
Charles Dibdin was born in Southampton, England, on 15 March 1745 and died on 25 July 1814 in London. He was a choirboy at Winchester, and devoted his life to vocal music, mostly in London, composing popular 'musicals' and songs.