Name Matthias Hawdon | Role Composer | |
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Matthias Hawdon (1732 - 1789) was a composer and organist based in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Life
He was the son of Thomas Hawdon, and christened on 24 October 1732 in All Saints' Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He studied organ under Charles Avison.
He married Mary Browne on 6 March 1760 in Holy Trinity Church, Hull.
His son, Thomas Hawdon, was also an organist, and followed in his footsteps as organist of Holy Trinity Church, Hull in 1787.
He returned to Newcastle after the death of his teacher, Charles Avison. As well as being organist of St. Nicholas' Church, he promoted public concerts in Newcastle, but this bankrupted him in 1791.
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