Additional
Information: Saxon-born John Frederick Lampe (c. 1703-1751), a bassoonist in Handel's English orchestra, had mixed success as a composer. However, his comic works Pyramus and Thisbe and The Dragon of Wantley continue to be produced.
Lampe, John Frederick Sites:
John Frederick Lampe (1703-1751) John Frederick Lampe (1703-1751): Biography, portrait, and MIDI music of the tune "Dying Stephen," composed for Charles Wesley's "Head of Thy Church Triumphant." Includes score in NWC format. (Lampe, John Frederick) http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/l/a/m/lampe_jf.htm
Lampe, John Frederick Lampe, John Frederick: Biography showing his work in England as bassoonist and his failures and successes in composition from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. (Lampe, John Frederick) http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=5154
Pyramus and Thisbe (or Fatal Love): John Frederick Lampe Pyramus and Thisbe (or Fatal Love): John Frederick Lampe: Examination of the work and its creator from Culture Review, a virtual community for English speaking expatriots and Russians in Moscow. (Lampe, John Frederick) http://www.expat.ru/culturereviews.php?cid=9
The Dragon of Wantley The Dragon of Wantley: Details of the piece, its creators, and its success from Opera Restor'd. (Lampe, John Frederick) http://www.operarestord.co.uk/dragoninfo.htm
Additional
Information: Saxon-born John Frederick Lampe (c. 1703-1751), a bassoonist in Handel's English orchestra, had mixed success as a composer. However, his comic works Pyramus and Thisbe and The Dragon of Wantley continue to be produced.
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