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Thomas Arne

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Thomas Augustine Arne (12 March 1710, London – 5 March 1778, London) was an English composer. [1]

56 relations: A-Hunting We Will Go, Alfred (Arne opera), Artaxerxes (opera), Articled clerk, Athalia (Handel), Blue plaque, Cecilia Young, Charlotte Brent, Church of England, City of London, Cliveden, Composer, Contralto, Court of Chancery, Covent Garden, David Garrick, Drury Lane, Dublin, Eton College, Frederick, Prince of Wales, Freemasonry, George Frideric Handel, God Save the Queen, Hanover Square, Westminster, Isaac Bickerstaffe, Italian opera, John Frederick Lampe, Joseph Haydn, List of compositions by Thomas Arne, London, Marshalsea, Masque, Michael Arne, Michael Christian Festing, National anthem, Opera seria, Pantomime, Pietro Metastasio, Play (theatre), Royal Opera House, Rule, Britannia!, Shakespeare Jubilee, Soft Flowing Avon, Solicitor, Spinet, St Paul's, Covent Garden, Stratford-upon-Avon, Susannah Maria Cibber, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Theophilus Cibber, ..., Thomas and Sally, Thomas Pinto, Thomas Roseingrave, Upholstery, William Shakespeare, Worshipful Company of Upholders. Expand index (6 more) »

A-Hunting We Will Go

A-Hunting We Will Go is a popular folk song and nursery rhyme by English composer Thomas Arne.

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Alfred (Arne opera)

Alfred is a sung stage work about Alfred the Great with music by Thomas Arne and a libretto by David Mallet and James Thomson.

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Artaxerxes (opera)

Artaxerxes is an opera in three acts composed by Thomas Arne set to an English adaptation (probably by Arne himself) of Metastasio's 1729 libretto Artaserse.

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Articled clerk

An articled clerk is someone who is studying to either be an accountant or lawyer.

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Athalia (Handel)

Athalia (HWV 52) is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Samuel Humphreys based on the play Athalie by Jean Racine.

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Blue plaque

A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker.

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Cecilia Young

Cecilia Young (also Cecilia Arne) (January 1712 – 6 October 1789) was one of the greatest English sopranos of the eighteenth century, the wife of composer Thomas Arne, and the mother of composer Michael Arne.

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Charlotte Brent

Charlotte Brent (1735 – 10 April 1802) was a child prodigy and celebrated soprano singer of the 18th century.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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City of London

The City of London is a city and county that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London.

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Cliveden

Cliveden (pronounced) is a National Trust-owned estate in Buckinghamshire, on the border with Berkshire.

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Composer

A composer (Latin ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together") is a musician who is an author of music in any form, including vocal music (for a singer or choir), instrumental music, electronic music, and music which combines multiple forms.

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Contralto

A contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.

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Court of Chancery

The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness (or "inequity") of the common law.

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Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a district in Greater London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between Charing Cross Road and Drury Lane.

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David Garrick

David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson.

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Drury Lane

Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Eton College

Eton College is an English independent boarding school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor.

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Frederick, Prince of Wales

Frederick, Prince of Wales, KG (1 February 1707 – 31 March 1751) was heir apparent to the British throne from 1727 until his death from a lung injury at the age of 44 in 1751.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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George Frideric Handel

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (born italic; 23 February 1685 (O.S.) – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos.

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God Save the Queen

"God Save the Queen" (alternatively "God Save the King", depending on the gender of the reigning monarch) is the national or royal anthem in a number of Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown dependencies.

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Hanover Square, Westminster

Hanover Square is a square in Mayfair, Westminster, situated to the south west of Oxford Circus, the major junction where Oxford Street meets Regent Street.

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Isaac Bickerstaffe

Isaac Bickerstaffe or Bickerstaff (26 September 1733 – 1812?) was an Irish playwright and Librettist.

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Italian opera

Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language.

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John Frederick Lampe

John Frederick Lampe (born Johann Friedrich Lampe; probably 1703 – 25 July 1751) was a musician.

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Joseph Haydn

(Franz) Joseph HaydnSee Haydn's name.

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List of compositions by Thomas Arne

This list of compositions by Thomas Arne is sorted by genre.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Marshalsea

The Marshalsea (1373–1842) was a notorious prison in Southwark (now London), just south of the River Thames.

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Masque

The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th- and early 17th-century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant).

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Michael Arne

Michael Arne (c.171014 January 1786) was an English composer, harpsichordist, organist, singer, and actor.

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Michael Christian Festing

Michael Christian Festing (29 November 1705 – 24 July 1752) was an English violinist and composer.

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National anthem

A national anthem (also state anthem, national hymn, national song, etc.) is generally a patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.

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Opera seria

Opera seria (plural: opere serie; usually called dramma per musica or melodramma serio) is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to about 1770.

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Pantomime

Pantomime (informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment.

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Pietro Metastasio

Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.

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Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading.

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Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London.

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Rule, Britannia!

"Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740.

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Shakespeare Jubilee

The Shakespeare Jubilee was staged in Stratford-upon-Avon between 6–8 September 1769.

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Soft Flowing Avon

Soft Flowing Avon was a 1769 song with music written by Thomas Arne and lyrics by David Garrick.

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Solicitor

A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.

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Spinet

A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.

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St Paul's, Covent Garden

St Paul's Church is a church located in Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9ED.

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Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District, in the county of Warwickshire, England, on the River Avon, north west of London, south east of Birmingham, and south west of Warwick.

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Susannah Maria Cibber

Susannah Maria Cibber (February 1714 – 30 January 1766), also known as Susannah Maria Arne, was a celebrated English singer and actress and the sister of the composer Thomas Arne.

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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England.

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Theophilus Cibber

Theophilus Cibber (25 or 26 November 1703 – October 1758) was an English actor, playwright, author, and son of the actor-manager Colley Cibber.

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Thomas and Sally

Thomas and Sally (also known as The Sailor's Return) is a dramatic pastoral opera in two acts by the composer Thomas Arne with an English libretto by Isaac Bickerstaff.

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Thomas Pinto

Thomas Pinto (1728–1783) was a British violinist, who led notable London orchestras of the day.

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Thomas Roseingrave

Thomas Roseingrave (1690 or 1691 – 23 June 1766) was an Irish composer and organist.

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Upholstery

Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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Worshipful Company of Upholders

The Worshipful Company of Upholders is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne

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