John Broderip (1719–1770) was an English organist.

Life

Broderip was a son of

William Broderip William John Broderip FRS (21 November 1789 – 27 February 1859) was an English lawyer and naturalist. Life Broderip, the eldest son of William Broderip, surgeon from Bristol, was born at Bristol on 21 November 1789, and, after being educat ...

, organist of

Wells Cathedral Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built as a ...

, who died in 1726. In 1740, he was organist at

Minehead Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, north-west of the county town of Taunton, from the boundary with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National P ...

. The first mention of him in the chapter records of Wells is on 2 December 1740, when he was admitted a vicar choral of the cathedral for a year on probation. On 1 April 1741, it was ordered by the dean and chapter that Broderip, who had supplied the place of organist from the death of Mr. Evans, should be paid the usual salary allowed on that account in proportion to the time, and he was admitted into the place of organist of the cathedral. On 30 September of the same year, Broderip was fully appointed organist at a salary of £20, and master of the choristers at £7 a year; on 3 December following, he was perpetuated as a vicar choral, and on 20 November 1769, was appointed sub-treasurer, on the death of Thomas Parfitt. In the latter years of his life, Broderip was organist of

Shepton Mallett Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England, some south-west of Bath, south of Bristol and east of Wells. It had an estimated population of 10,810 in 2019. Mendip District Council is based ...

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Works

Between 1766 and 1771, Broderip published a collection of ''Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs'', dedicated to the

Dean of Wells The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter of Wells Cathedral in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The dean's residence is The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells. List of deans High Medieval *1140–1164: Ivo *1164–1189: Rich ...

, Lord Francis Seymour. After his death, some more settings of the Psalms by him were incorporated in a publication by

Robert Broderip Robert Broderip (died 1808) was an English organist and composer. Life Broderip lived at Bristol during the latter part of the eighteenth century. He was a relation of John Broderip, organist of Wells Cathedral, probably either a brother or son, ...

of Bristol.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broderip, John 1719 births 1770 deaths English organists British male organists Classical composers of church music 18th-century classical composers 18th-century British male musicians 18th-century keyboardists Male classical composers