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Thomas Augustine Arne (/ ɑːr n /; 12 March 1710 – 5 March 1778) 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 1777 production of The Beggar's Opera , which has since become popular as a folk song and a nursery rhyme. [1]
Thomas Arne (born March 12, 1710, London, Eng.—died March 5, 1778, London) was an English composer, chiefly of dramatic music and song. According to tradition, Arne was the son of an upholsterer in King Street, Covent Garden.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Arne composed numerous art songs throughout his career, most of which were written for the stage. Many of his songs were published in anthologies throughout his lifetime, but the exact number of songs he composed is now unknown. The following is a list of publications which included songs by Arne during his lifetime.
Year (s) PrintedTitle Of PublicationOther Details1737The British Musical Miscellany, vol. vi[1]1741The Songs and Duetto in The Blind Beggar ...[1]1743The British Orpheus, vol. iii[1]1743–1745Universal Harmony[1]Sep 10, 2016 · Thomas Arne: Rule, Britannia! - BBC Proms. BBC Music. 3.51M subscribers. 13K. 1.3M views 7 years ago. ...more. With Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) and the BBC SO and Chorus conducted by Sakari Oramo...
"Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the British Army.
This is the opera where the song 'Rule, Britannia' originally comes from.This is the 1753 revised version (Opera) of the 1740 Masque of Alfred by Thomas Arne...
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Thomas Augustine Arne (March 1710, London – 5 March 1778, London) was an English composer, best known for the patriotic song Rule, Britannia!. Work: The Masq...
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