1740–1816

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 7, 1740, Mi­nor­ca, Spain.

Died: May 25, 1816, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Buried: Saint Pan­cras church­yard, Lon­don, Eng­land.

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Biography

A com­pos­er and or­gan­ist, Webbe was sec­re­ta­ry of the Catch Club and li­brar­i­an of the Glee Club, and was well known for his work Glo­ri­ous Apol­lo.

In 1776, he be­came or­gan­ist at the Por­tu­guese em­bas­sy cha­pel.

Sources

Music