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{{Short description|English composer and organist}}
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'''John Reading''' (c. 1645–1692) was an [[England|English]] [[composer]] and [[organist]]. He son, also [[John Reading (copyist)|John Reading]] (c. 1685–1764), was another composer and organist, who is now remembered as an important music [[copyist]].

Little of Reading's life is known. He was born in [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire]], and became [[Director of Music|Master of the Choristers]] at [[Lincoln Cathedral]] in 1670, and in 1675 at [[Chichester Cathedral]] and at [[Winchester Cathedral]]. From 1681 until his death he was organist at [[Winchester College]]. Here he set the college's [[Latin]] graces to music as well as the school song ''[[Winchester College#Domum|Dulce domum]]''. Several of his organ works were included in a collection which was completed by [[Daniel Roseingrave]]. He also composed songs, theatre music, and part of a set of responses (now in the Anglican church repertoire in a form completed by modern editors). He died in [[Winchester]].

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{{s-bef|before=[[Thomas Lewis (organist)|Thomas Lewis]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Organist]] <br /> of [[Chichester Cathedral]]
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{{s-aft|after=[[Samuel Peirson]]}}
{{s-bef|before=John Turner}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Director of Music|Master of the Choristers]] <br /> of [[Chichester Cathedral]]
|years=1675–1677}}
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==References==
*''The New Grove Dictionary of  Music & Musicians''; edited by Stanley Sadie; [[Macmillan Publishers Limited]] 1980, {{ISBN|1-56159-174-2}}

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