BATTISHILL, JONATHAN (1738-1801), English com poser of church music. Until 1764 he wrote chiefly for the theatre (incidental songs, pantomime music, and an opera in collabora tion with Michael Arne, the son of Thomas Arne), but in 1764 he became organist of a city parish, and his later compositions are chiefly glees, part-songs and church music. In 1763 he had married a singer at Covent Garden theatre where he was harp sichordist. She retired from her profession when she married. After her death in 1777 he wrote little more. He died at Isling ton on Dec. Io, 1801. Batthishill published a collection of his glees in 1776, and some of his anthems and chants were printed in 1804.