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Thomas Arne
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18th-century British composer
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Thomas Augustine Arne was a British composer and actor who worked within the Baroque music movement. Born in London in 1710, he was educated at Eton College and held the academic degree of Doctor of Music. Arne was a member of the Catholic Church and served as a keyboard instrument player. He was married to Cecilia Young and had a child named Michael Arne. His musical output included works in the opera genre, with notable compositions such as the 8 Keyboard Sonatas and the Masque of Comus.
Arne’s career spanned the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. He taught the student Margaret Kennedy. His works have been documented in various sources, including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Arne died in London in 1778.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1710
- Active to
- 1778
Discography
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- 3,995
- Total plays
- 27,485
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Thomas Augustine Arne (March 12, 1710 – March 5, 1778) was an English baroque composer, best known for the song, “Rule, Britannia!”, and his musical settings of songs from the plays of William Shakespeare. Arne was born in the Covent Garden area of London, to a family that had prospered in the upholstery business. He was educated at Eton College, and was interested in music from his earliest youth. A chance meeting with Michael Festing gave him the opportunity to indulge his interest <a href="h
Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Augustine Arne , ( 1710-03-12 ) 12 March 1710, Covent Garden , London, England
- Died
- 5 March 1778 (1778-03-05) (aged 67), London, England
- Education
- Eton College
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- Cecilia Young
- Child
- Michael Arne
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Eton College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Music
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- keyboard instrument
- Image
- Thomas Augustine Arne.jpg
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- Thomas Augustine Arne
- date of birth
- 1710-03-12
- date of death
- 1778-03-05
- student
- Margaret Kennedy
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- name in native language
- Thomas Augustine Arne
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Augustine Arne
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- place of burial
- St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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Works in European collections
20 objects attributed to Thomas Arne, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
When daisies pied and violets blue /
Sung by Miss Davis in Love in a village
Sung by Mr. Jagger at Vauxhall
A favorite song in Judith: sung by Miss Brent
The way to keep him
Sung by Mrs. Vernon
Overture in Thomas and Sally
Harvest home
Damon & Sylvia: a dialog
Sung by Mrs. Arne
Rule Britannia
A dawn of hope: a new song
Colinet: sung by Mr. Lowe & Mrs. Lampe
The gallant sailor
Sweet Nan of the vale: sung at the new Spring Gardens, Greenwich
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cloth, bonade
cloth
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Untitled
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Augustine Arne (/ɑːrn/; 12 March 1710 – 5 March 1778) was an English composer of the late Baroque and early Classical periods. He is known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of The Beggar's Opera, which has since become popular as a folk song and a nursery rhyme. Arne was a leading British theatre composer of the 18th century, working at the West End's Drury Lane and Covent Garden. He wrote many operatic entertainments for the London theatres and pleasure gardens, as well as concertos, sinfonias and sonatas.
Early life
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