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The leading figure in British music of the early 18th century was a naturalized Briton, George Frideric Handel (1685–1759). Although he was born in Germany, he first visited England in 1710, later moving there and becoming a naturalised citizen, playing a defining role in the music of the British Isles. [13]
The first of these was ‘Cornus’ which was first performed at Drury Lane Theatre on 4th March 1738. It was performed many times during Arne’s lifetime and remained popular for a century after his death. It became a model for what was recognised as typical English music. 1740. Two years later in 1740 the second masque was performed; The ...
18th-century British male singers (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "18th-century British male musicians" ... Thomas Shaw (composer)
Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (1 September 1732 – 9 October 1781), styled Viscount Fentoun and Lord Pittenweem until 1756, was a Scottish musician and composer whose considerable talent brought him international fame and his rakish habits notoriety, but nowadays is little known. Recent recordings of his surviving compositions ...
Thomas Welsh (c. 1780 - 24 or 31 January 1848) was an English composer and operatic bass. Welsh spent most of his life in London and is now particularly remembered for his light-hearted stage works. Life. The son of John Welsh, by his wife, a daughter of Thomas Linley the elder, he was born at Wells, Somerset.
Life. Thomas Chilcot of Bath, Somerset was born in the West of England (probably Bath) in or about 1707. [1] He was the son of John Chilcot and Elizabeth Powell. [2] Records of his birth, like most other records from his life, are now lost. Chilcot was educated at Bath Charity School, whose headmaster, Henry Dixon, had a strong interest in ...
Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", "Joy to the World", and "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past".
