Hague, Charles, 1769-1821 (violinist and composer)
Biography
Charles Hague (1769-1821), violinist and composer, was born on 4 May 1769 at Tadcaster, Yorkshire. In 1779 he moved to Cambridge, where his brother had a music shop, and studied the violin and singing with Antonio Manini and thoroughbass and composition with Pieter Hellendaal. After the death of Manini in 1786, Hague moved to London and studied with Johann Salomon and Benjamin Cooke. On his return to Cambridge he became 'first master of the violin' in succession to Manini. In 1794 he took the degree of MusB from Trinity Hall, for which he composed the anthem 'By the waters of Babylon', which was performed in Great St Mary's Church on 29 June of that year. In 1799 he succeeded John Randall as professor of music, and in 1801 became MusD. Hague died at Cambridge on 18 June 1821.
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Charles Hague: Letter to directors of Philharmonic Orchestra, 1816 (Circa, date taken from watermark)
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.