A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Crosse, John
CROSSE, John, [App. p.601 "date of birth July 7, 1786"] a native of, and resident in, Hull, published in 1825 a large quarto volume entitled 'An Account of the Grand Musical Festival held in September, 1823, in the Cathedral Church of York, … to which is prefixed a Sketch of the rise and progress of Musical Festivals in Great Britain, with biographical and historical notes'—an admirably executed work, replete with valuable and useful information. He died in 1829 [App. p.601 "Oct. 20, 1833"].
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