Arne, Thomas (Augustine)
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Arne, Thomas (Augustine) (
b London, 1710;
d London, 1778). The leading Brit. composer of his day, notable for incidental music to plays, incl. Shakespeare's. His masque
Alfred (1740) incl. song ‘Rule, Britannia!’ Operas incl.
Artaxerxes (1761),
Love in a Village (1762),
The Guardian Outwitted (1764),
The Fairy Prince (1771), and
The Cooper (1772). Wrote 2 oratorios,
The Death of Abel (1743) and
Judith (1760); 6 cantatas (1755); several kbd. concs. (1750–70); syms.; sonatas for 2 vns. and continuo (1757); 8 kbd. sonatas (1756); and many songs incl.
The British Grenadiers.
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Opera: Artaxerxes; St John's, Smith Square London
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/11/2002; ; 682 words
; Thomas Augustine Arne never quite made it into the last 100...off. After Purcell and Elgar, who? Arne, arguably. When the great castrato Tenducci...concert at St John's, Smith Square. Arne had two notable bursts of success - in...
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Arts review: Opera - Alfred Linbury Theatre London
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/19/2000; ; 595 words
; ...before the (off-stage) climax of Thomas Augustine Arne's Alfred, staged as part of...s attractively sung Alfred. Arne was no mean theatre composer...his lighter-hearted pastorals, Thomas and Sally still does the rounds...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/12/1994; 700+ words
; ...of Cloyne, philosopher, 1685; Thomas Augustine Arne, composer ("Rule, Britannia...Karl Ecker, composer, 1813; Thomas Henry Tizard, oceanographer...Bruhl, philosopher, 1939; Thomas (Tom) Mann, trade union leader...
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Catch an earful of music Lafayette might have heard.
Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA); 9/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...in France with his new allies Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, American diplomats and fellow fans of democracy...favored by Franklin, and "The Soldier Tir'd" from Thomas Augustine Arne's opera "Artaxerxes," a sort of theme song for...
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Attributions of authorship in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1755-64: a supplement to the Union List.
Magazine article from: ANQ; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...America; Plan of measures to defeat their scheme." Thomas Pownall. [Headnote (p. 211) attributes the account...drinking Briton [from Harlequin Mercury]." Thomas Augustine Arne. [COPAC] 27 (1757): 295-96. A: "Speech of...
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Music in Eighteenth-Century Britain. (Reviews of Books).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...getting to know than to insist, for instance, that Thomas Shaw's Violin Concerto in G is as good as the Mozart...John Christopher Smith the Younger (c.1758), and Thomas Augustine Arne (1761). Next is Sally Drage's "Reappraisal of...
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2010 ANNIVERSARIES
Magazine article from: The American Organist; 10/1/2009; ; 695 words
; ...Alfvn (1872-1960) Felice Anerio (c.1560-1614) Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784...1835-1910) Louis Bourgeois (c.l510-c.l561) Thomas Chisholm (1866-1960) George Croly (1780-1860...
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On this Day
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 3/12/2007; 349 words
; 1710: Thomas Augustine Arne, composer who wrote the masque Alfred, which included the song Rule Britannia, was born in London.1823: Capt Charles Cunningham...
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IT HAPPENED TODAY
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 3/12/2009; 396 words
; 1710: Thomas Augustine Arne, composer who wrote the masque Alfred, which included the song Rule Britannia, was born in London. 1823: Captain Charles Cunningham...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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10/13
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 10/13/1998; 448 words
; ...Music of the American Revolution -- Flutist Eugenia Zukerman and harpsichordist Anthony Newman perform works by Thomas Augustine Arne, William Billings, Handel, Francis Hopkinson, and Vivaldi. 6 tonight. $12. New York Public Library, Fifth...
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Thomas Augustine Arne
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Thomas Augustine Arne At a time when musical life of England was dominated by foreign music and musicians, Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778) was the most successful and popular native composer...
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Arne, Thomas (Augustine)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Arne, Thomas (Augustine) ( b London, 1710; d London, 1778). The leading Brit. composer of his day, notable for incidental music to plays, incl...
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Arne, Thomas Augustine
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710–78), English composer, the leading musical figure of the London theatre in the mid-18th cent., producing...
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Colley Cibber
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...reputations in the tradition of the family. The wife of Theophilus, Susannah Maria (Arne) Cibber, 1714-66, sister of the composer Thomas Augustine Arne, sang in opera and appeared with great success in tragic roles.
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Liverpool Slave Trade
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Liverpool Slave Trade LIVERPOOL ’ S ROLE IN THE TRADE In 1740 Thomas Augustine Arne set the words of James Thompson ’ s poem “ Rule Britannia ” to music. This poem emphasized how Britain...
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