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Claver Morris, an Early Eighteenth-Century English Physician and Amateur Musician Extraordinaire
- Journal of the Royal Musical Association
- Oxford University Press
- Volume 133, Part 1, 2008
- pp. 93-127
- Article
- Additional Information
Claver Morris (1659–1727) was a West Country physician and keen amateur musician. Based in Wells, he was the moving spirit (and possibly founder) of the local music society. A filleted version of his diaries and account books was published in 1934, but the originals have not been closely examined since. They offer a wealth of information about musical (and social) life in the provinces, and fascinating details of the music he heard, performed, bought and had copied.