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THOMAS LINLEY (1732—1795)

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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 730 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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THOMAS See also:LINLEY (1732—1795)  , See also:English musician, was See also:born at See also:Wells, See also:Somerset, and studied See also:music at See also:Bath, where he settled as a singing-See also:master and conductor of the concerts . From 1774 he was engaged in the management at See also:Drury See also:Lane See also:theatre, See also:London, composing or compiling the music of many of the pieces produced there, besides songs and madrigals, which See also:rank high among English compositions . He died in London on the 19th of See also:November 1795 . His eldest son See also:THOMAS (1756—1778) was a remarkable violinist, and also a composer, who assisted his See also:father; and he became a warm friend of See also:Mozart . His See also:works, with some of his father's, were published in two volumes, and these contain some lovely madrigals and songs . Another son, See also:WILLIAM (1771—1835), who held a writership at See also:Madras, was devoted to literature and music and composed glees and songs . Three daughters were similarly gifted, and were remarkable both for singing and beauty; the eldest of them See also:ELIZABETH See also:ANN (1754—1792), married See also:Richard Brinsley See also:Sheridan in 1773, and thus linked the fortunes of her See also:family with his career .

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