Thomas Arne (Composer)
Born: 12th March 1710, London, England
Died: 5th March 1778, London, England
Nationality: English
Thomas Augustine Arne was an English composer. He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go". Arne was a leading British theatre composer of the 18th century, working at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. He wrote many operatic entertainments for the London theatres and pleasure gardens, as well as concertos, sinfonias, and sonatas.
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Further Reading: Arne
Interview,
Ian Page on Arne's Artaxerxes
The British conductor talks to Katherine about his 2010 recording of Thomas Arne's English-language opera seria about forbidden love and political skulduggery in Ancient Persia, re-released earlier this month on Signum.
Interview,
John Andrews on Arne's The Judgment of Paris
The conductor talks to David about his new recording of Thomas Arne's long-forgotten work, inspired by the contest of the three goddesses in Greek mythology.
Popular Genres: Arne
Popular Works: Arne
- Artaxerxes (2)
- Bacchus and Ariadne (4)
- Bacchus and Ariadne: arias (2)
- Comus (3)
- Cymon and Iphigenia (4)
- Fair Caelia Love Pretended: arias (3)
- God save the Queen (5)
- Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 in E minor (2)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in C major (3)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in G major (2)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in A major (5)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in B flat major (3)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in G minor (6)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in B flat major (4)
- O ravishing delight (5)
- Overture 1 in E minor (4)
- Overture 2 in A minor (3)
- Overture 3 in G major (3)
- Overture 4 in F major (3)
- Overture 5 in D major (3)
- Overture 6 in B flat major (3)
- Overture 7 in D major (3)
- Overture 8 in G minor (3)
- Overture to Alfred in E flat (2)
- Overture to Thomas and Sally in D major (2)
- Overtures 1-8 (2)
- Rise, Glory, Rise (Rosamond) (2)
- Rule, Britannia (from Alfred) (46)
- Sonata No. 1 (3)
- Sonata No. 3 in G (3)
- Symphony No. 2 in F major (2)
- Symphony No. 4 in C minor (2)
- The Morning (5)
- The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms (Artaxerxes) (5)
- To fair Fidele's grassy tomb (2)
- Trio Sonata in G major, Op. 3, No. 2 (3)
- Trio Sonata No. 2 in G major (4)
- Under the Greenwood Tree (4)
- When daisies pied (from Love's Labours Lost) (5)
- Where the Bee Sucks (25)
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