John Addison (1765-1844)

John Addison (c. 1765 – January 30, 1844) was a British composer and double-bass player.

Addison was born, lived, and died in London. He wrote six operettas which were very popular at the time; a "sacred drama", "Elijah"; and songs and glees. He also authored a book on singing instruction, "Singing Practically Treated in a Series of Instructions" (1836).

References

*cite encyclopedia | title = Addison, John | encyclopedia = Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians | editor = Theodore Baker and Alfred Remy | edition = 3rd edition | year = 1919 | pages = p. 5 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=H2kNAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA5