About John Baston
Lived 1685 – 1739 (aged 53–54). John Baston was a British composer.
John Baston, (fl. 1708–1739) was an English Baroque composer, recorder player and cellist. He performed in his own ‘interval music’ concertos in London; several of these lively pieces were published as Six Concertos in Six Parts for Violins and Flutes.
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Who was John Baston?
English composer
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John Baston was born in 1685.
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John Baston died in 1739.
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John Baston was a composer.
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John Baston was British.
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