Charles Avison black plaque

Newcastle upon Tyne, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Charles Avison (1709 - 1770) The most important English concerto composer of the 18th century was buried alongside his wife, son and grandson:"...for he was as much loved for the goodness of his private character as for his excellent compositions". Avison's once widely popular, unusually tuneful str

ing concertos, mentioned in John Wesley's 'Journal' and Laurence Sterne's 'Tristram Shandy', were submerged under the torrent of modern symphonies after his death. Robert Browning's poem 'Parleying wi

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