John Shore (trumpeter)
John Shore (c. 1662 – 1752) was an English trumpeter. He invented the tuning fork in 1711.[1] Shore was Sergeant Trumpeter to the court, who had parts specifically written for him by both George Frideric Handel and Henry Purcell.[2]
References
- ^ Feldmann, H. (2008). "Die Geschichte der Stimmgabel - Teil 1: Die Erfindung der Stimmgabel, ihr Weg in der Musik und den Naturwissenschaften". Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie (in German). 76 (2): 116–22. doi:10.1055/s-2007-997398. PMID 9172630.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Shaw, Watkins (2004). "Shore, John (c.1662–1752), trumpeter". The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37955.
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