Biography:Mr. Cantelo
Mr. Cantelo
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| Given name: | Hezekiah |
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| Family name: | Cantelo |
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| Year of birth: | c. 1750 |
| Year of death: | 1811 |
| Profile: | Collector, Composer, Musician |
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Biographical notes
HEZEKIAH CANTELO (c. 1750-1811). Hezekiah Cantelo was a gifted musician who played trumpet, bassoon, oboe, and flute. He was admitted to the Royal Society of Musicians on Jan., 2nd, 1785. By that time, he had already fathered 6 children (though several of whom died young). Cantelo performed at Vauxhall Gardens and Drury Lane, and was in the Band of the First Regiment of Foot Guards; later he played with the Ancient Concerts and the Professional Concerts. The Cantelos were prominent musicians of Bath and London, who regularly featured in the concerts at the Bath Assembly Rooms. A. In 1785 London music publishers Longman & Broderip published a collection by "Mr. Cantelo" entitled Twenty Four American Country Dances as Danced by the British during their Winter Quarters at Philadelphia, New York & Charles Town, which has been attributed to Hezekiah. However, there are other candidates for the person of "Mr. Cantelo." James Cantelo published a set of Twenty-five new Cotillons, being the Music to the Third Book of Figures; composed (and humbly inscribed to the Nobility and Gentry, subscribers to the Cotillon Balls at Bath in October 1782, probably printed for James by the Cahusac firm. Another candidate is the keyboard player Thomas Cantelo (1774-before April, 1807), Hezekiah's son, recorded as 'engaged at Vauxhall Gardens' in 1786. Another family member, Anne Cantelo, was a soprano who had lessons from Johann Christian Bach and sang in London as well as Bath. Miss Cantelo. She was a favorite at the Concerts of Antient Music and at the Three Choirs Festivals, and earned praise for her performance at the Handel Commemoration of 1784. In 1790 she married tenor Samuel Harrison, who also sang in notable concerts of the day, including the Concerts of Antient Music and the Three Choirs Festival.