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Leveridge, Richard
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Brief biography outlining his vocal and compositional talents in such diverse areas as opera and popular song from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=5338
Article from Wikipedia noting his singing and compositional careers with internal links to related people and topics.
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Richard Leveridge Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia English bass singer of the London stage and composer of baroque music, including many popular songs. In 1695 he became the leading bass singer in the company with which Henry Purcell worked, playing roles such...Biography showing his singing associations with Purcell, Handel, and others and noting his own works from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program. Includes partial discography.
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HOASM: Richard Leveridge English bass singer and composer. In 1695 Leveridge became the leading bass singer in the company with which Henry Purcell worked, playing roles such as the magician Ismeron in The Indian Queen, in which he...MIDI audio of the Baroque period tavern song sequenced by David Cooke.
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