About Henry Needler
Lived 1685 – 1760 (aged 74–75). Henry Needler was a British musician and music journalist.
Henry Needler (1685–1760) was a British musician and prolific music transcriber. He joined the Academy of Ancient Music in 1728 (shortly after its founding), and transcribed a number of works of what was then termed "ancient" music from the 16th and 17th centuries that was no longer contemporary. Twenty-six volumes of his manuscripts are in the British Library, among which are six volumes of works by Palestrina.
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Who was Henry Needler?
British musician (1685-1760)
When was Henry Needler born?
Henry Needler was born in 1685.
When did Henry Needler die?
Henry Needler died in 1760.
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Henry Needler was a musician and music journalist.
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Henry Needler was British.
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