Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: John Blow ( born Newark-on-Trent , Nottinghamshire , baptised 23 February 1649 ; died Westminster , London , 1 October 1708 ) was an English composer and organist .
Simplified: John Blow ( baptised 23 February 1649 â `` 1 October 1708 ) was an English Baroque composer and organist .