Introduction

Biography

Charles was the hus­band of Eliz­abeth Al­len.

A mu­sic his­to­ri­an and com­pos­er, he at­tend­ed Shrews­bu­ry School and the Free School, Ches­ter. He was ap­pren­ticed to Tho­mas Arne 1744–46.

In 1749, he be­came the or­gan­ist at St. Dio­nis’ Back­church, Lon­don.

In 1751, he moved to King’s Lynn, Nor­folk, where he taught and played the or­gan.

Works

• Music, Men, and Man­ners in France and It­aly, 1770
• A Ge­ne­ral His­to­ry of Mu­sic, from the Ear­li­est Ag­es to the Pre­sent Per­iod (Lon­don: 1776–89)