William Croft (30 Dec 1678 - 14 Aug 1727)

Male Person - United Kingdom English composer & organist

Relationships (2)

Teachers

1. John Blow
2. James Kent

Recordings by (46)

1. O God Our Help in Ages Past 1:59 (1983)
2. Sonata in G 2:44 (01 Mar 1988)
3. Hanover “O Worship the King all Glorious Above” 2:20 (10 Oct 1991)
4. A Hymn on Divine Music 5:37 (1998)
5. Suite No. 1 in C major: Prelude [19] – Almand – Corant – March 6:03 (1999)
6. Chaconne in A minor [37] 3:36 (1999)
7. Suite No. 15 in A major: Almand – Corant – Air [30] – Saraband 8:38 (1999)
8. Suite No. 12 in F major: Scotch Tune – Air – Jigg 4:36 (1999)
9. Sarabrand in F major [23] 2:22 (1999)
10. Suite No. 7 in E flat major: Allemande – Courante – Minuett 6:12 (1999)
11. Suite No. 11 in E minor: Almand – Corant – [Sarabrand] 6:52 (1999)
12. Suite No. 5 in C minor: Almand – Corant [21] – Aire – Saraband – Hornpipe [from Suite No. 2] – Minuett 8:54 (1999)
13. Suite No. 13 in G major: Ground – Largo – Minuett 4:32 (1999)
14. Suite No. 4 in C minor: Prelude – Allemand – Courante – Sarabanda 9:52 (1999)
15. Suite No. 10 in E minor: Prelude – Allemand – Courant – Gavott 7:44 (1999)
16. Trumpet Overture in D [18]: [Overture] – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro 7:48 (1999)
17. Suite No. 16 in A major: Ground – Minuett 3:03 (1999)
18. Suite No. 9 in E minor: Almand – Corant – Sebell [34] – Sarabrand – [Rondo] 8:09 (1999)
19. Suite No. 14 in G minor: Prelude – Aire – Minuett 4:19 (1999)
20. Suite in C major / minor: Aire [27] – Sarabrand [22] – Minuets [24 & 25] 5:18 (1999)
21. Suite No. 19 in F minor: Almand – Corant – Gavott 4:56 (1999)
22. Suite No. 18 in D minor: Prelude – Almand – Corant – Sarabrand 6:27 (1999)
23. Suite No. 3 in C minor: Ground – Almand – Corant – [Rondo] – Sarabrand 9:49 (1999)
24. Suite in G major / minor: Almand [20] – Scotch Tune (Round-O) [32] – Aire [29] – Song Tune [33] – Minuet [26] 6:19 (1999)
25. Suite No. 8 in E major: Slow – Allemande – Courante – Sarabande – Jigg 10:44 (1999)
26. Suite No. 17 in B minor: Almand – Corant – Sarabande 5:25 (1999)
27. Suite No. 6 in D minor: Almand – Corant – Sarabrand 8:48 (1999)
28. Suite in D major: Scotch Air [31] – Trumpet Tune [36] – Aire [28] – The Duke of Ormand's March [35] 5:33 (1999)
29. Trumpet Tune 1:13 (2000)
30. Ground 3:25 (2002)
31. Hanover: O Worship the King 5:44 (2002)
32. O God, Our Help in Ages Past ?:?? (16 May 2008)
33. Suite in A major 9:08 (2011)
34. Croft: The Burial Service 14:44 (01 Nov 2015)
35. Voluntary no. 3 in D: [Slow] 1:14 (2016)
36. Voluntary no. 3 in D: [Andante] 1:49 (2016)
37. Sonata in F for two Recorders and two Violins: Adagio 2:55 (2018)
38. Sonata in F for two Recorders and two Violins: (Allegro) 1:03 (2018)
39. Sonata in F for two Recorders and two Violins: Allegro 1:52 (2018)
40. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 1, Chorus "The Lord is a sun and a shield" 1:41 (28 Apr 2023)
41. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 2, Verse "Now I know that the Lord saveth his anointed" 2:11 (28 Apr 2023)
42. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 3, Chorus "For the king trusteth in the Lord" 1:20 (28 Apr 2023)
43. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 4, Verse "His salvation is nigh them that fear him" 1:35 (28 Apr 2023)
44. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 5, Chorus "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel" 1:19 (28 Apr 2023)
45. Suite in c: Prelude - Almand - Corant - Sarabanda - Air - Ground - Minuet 12:03 ()
46. Suite in A: Almand - Corant - Saraband - Ground 9:09 ()

Credited as (15)

1. William Croft
2. William Croft, Alan Gray / Robert Quinney
3. Henry Purcell, William Croft, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Blow, Pelham Humfrey, Maurice Greene, Jonathan Battishill;Martin Neary,Winchester Cathedral Choir
4. Henry Purcell, William Croft, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Blow, Pelham Humfrey, Maurice Greene, Jonathan Battishill; Martin Neary, Winchester Cathedral Choir
5. William Croft; Julian Rhodes
6. William Croft & Henry Alford
7. William Croft & Isaac Watts
8. George Frideric Handel, William Croft; Netherlands Bach Society, Jos van Veldhoven
9. William Croft / Benjamin Britten
10. William Croft; Riccardo Bonci
11. Isaac Watts & William Croft
12. William Croft, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge & Graham Ross
13. John Taverner, William Croft, Sir David Willcocks & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
14. George Frideric Handel, John Blow, William Croft; RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle
15. William Croft, Benjamin Britten, Iestyn Davies & Joseph Middleton

Works (45)

Composed

1. O God, our help in ages past (1708)
2. O worship the King (1708)
3. What art thou? (1714)
4. Ye Tuneful Numbers. A Song With Symphonies: I. Symphony
5. Ye Tuneful Numbers. A Song With Symphonies: II. Air, Ye Tuneful Numbers
6. Ye Tuneful Numbers. A Song With Symphonies: III. Air, Tell Her I'm Wounded
7. Ye Tuneful Numbers. A Song With Symphonies: IV. Recitative, But Oh Why Shou'd I Blame This Cruel Fair
8. Ye Tuneful Numbers. A Song With Symphonies: V. Air, When Thousands More, the Same Must Share
9. O worship the King
10. Ye Tuneful Numbers. A Song With Symphonies
11. My Time, o Ye Muses
12. Suite No. 1 in C major: Prelude [19] – Almand – Corant – March
13. Chaconne in A minor [37]
14. Suite No. 15 in A major: Almand – Corant – Air [30] – Saraband
15. Suite No. 12 in F major: Scotch Tune – Air – Jigg
16. Sarabrand in F major [23]
17. Suite No. 7 in E flat major: Allemande – Courante – Minuett
18. Suite No. 11 in E minor: Almand – Corant – [Sarabrand]
19. Suite No. 5 in C minor: Almand – Corant [21] – Aire – Saraband – Hornpipe [from Suite No. 2] – Minuett
20. Suite No. 13 in G major: Ground – Largo – Minuett
21. Suite No. 4 in C minor: Prelude – Allemand – Courante – Sarabanda
22. Suite No. 10 in E minor: Prelude – Allemand – Courant – Gavott
23. Trumpet Overture in D [18]: [Overture] – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
24. Suite No. 16 in A major: Ground – Minuett
25. Suite No. 9 in E minor: Almand – Corant – Sebell [34] – Sarabrand – [Rondo]
26. Suite No. 14 in G minor: Prelude – Aire – Minuett
27. Suite in C major / minor: Aire [27] – Sarabrand [22] – Minuets [24 & 25]
28. Suite No. 19 in F minor: Almand – Corant – Gavott
29. Suite No. 18 in D minor: Prelude – Almand – Corant – Sarabrand
30. Suite No. 3 in C minor: Ground – Almand – Corant – [Rondo] – Sarabrand
31. Suite in G major / minor: Almand [20] – Scotch Tune (Round-O) [32] – Aire [29] – Song Tune [33] – Minuet [26]
32. Suite No. 8 in E major: Slow – Allemande – Courante – Sarabande – Jigg
33. Suite No. 17 in B minor: Almand – Corant – Sarabande
34. Suite No. 6 in D minor: Almand – Corant – Sarabrand
35. Suite in D major: Scotch Air [31] – Trumpet Tune [36] – Aire [28] – The Duke of Ormand's March [35]
36. O God, our help in ages past
37. A Hymn on Divine Musick
38. The Lord Is a Sun and a Shield
39. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 1, Chorus "The Lord is a sun and a shield"
40. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 2, Verse "Now I know that the Lord saveth his anointed"
41. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 3, Chorus "For the king trusteth in the Lord"
42. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 4, Verse "His salvation is nigh them that fear him"
43. The Lord is a sun and a shield: No. 5, Chorus "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel"
44. We will rejoice in thy salvation
45. Sonata in G

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Other Databases

1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103220
2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/124556566
3. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5286890A
4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13892842f

IMSLP

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Wikipedia

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Croft

Discogs

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Allmusic

1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001403165

VIAF ID

1. http://viaf.org/viaf/22326946

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1236164

Stream For Free

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Streaming Page

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