John Addison (1765–1844)

{{Short description|English composer and double-bass player (1765–1844)}}

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John Addison (c. 1765 – 30 January 1844) was an English composer and double-bass player.{{cite encyclopedia | title = Addison, John | encyclopedia = Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |editor1=Theodore Baker|editor2=Alfred Remy| edition = 3rd | year = 1919 | page = 5 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=H2kNAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA5}}

Addison was born, lived, and died in London. He wrote six operettas which were very popular at the time, including, Sacred Drama, Elijah and Songs and Glees. He also authored a book on singing instruction, Singing Practically Treated in a Series of Instructions (1836). Addison's song, "The Woodland Maid" was included among sixteen entries in William Alexander Barrett's fifth volume of Standard English Songs.{{cite magazine|magazine=The Monthly Musical Record|title=Review: Standard English Songs|location=London|date=September 1, 1890|volume=20|page=209|oclc=1605021|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XtYqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA209|access-date=March 7, 2010}}