Rule britannia composer thomas arne biography
Rule britannia composer thomas arne biography
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Thomas Arne
18th-century British composer
Thomas Arne | |
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| Born | Thomas Augustine Arne ()12 March Covent Garden, London, England |
| Died | 5 March () (aged&#;67) London, England |
| Education | Eton College |
Thomas Augustine Arne (; 12 March &#;&#; 5 March ) was an English composer.
He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a production of The Beggar's Opera, which has since become popular as a folk song and a nursery rhyme.[1] 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.[2]
Early life
Arne was born on 12 March in Covent Garden and baptised as a Roman Catholic.
He came from a long line of Catholic recusants.
Arne's father and grandfather were both uphol