Researching Peter Watchorn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 283 people with the Watchorn surname? In that year Watchorn was ranked number 3296 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Watchorn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Watchorn and the Watchorn Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 482 people with the Watchorn surname in the UK? Watchorn is now ranked number 3586 for popularity in the UK. |
Watchorn Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Peter Watchorn
Peter Watchorn
Peter Watchorn (born 30 May 1957) is an Australian-born harpsichordist who has combined a virtuosic keyboard technique, musical scholarship and practical experience in the construction of harpsichords copied from original instruments of the 17th and 18th centuries. As well as presenting many solo public performances and broadcasts of baroque keyboard music and participating in choral and orchestral performances, he has made numerous commercial CD recordings of solo harpsichord music from the 17th and 18th centuries.
He specialises in the music of J. S. Bach, 17th-century French and German music, and the works of the English virginalist composers. He is widely recognised as an expert on the history of the early music revival during the 20th century. His biography of the Viennese harpsichordist Isolde Ahlgrimm (1914–95) was published by Ashgate in December 2007.
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