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Thomas Augustine Arne

Thomas Augustine Arne (; 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. 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 12, 1710 (London), Died March 5, 1778 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-4930 10-in. 11/15/1907 Rule Britannia Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with male vocal duet and orchestra composer  
Victor B-15059 10-in. 7/13/1914 Under the greenwood tree Raymond Dixon [i.e., Lambert Murphy] Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and woodwinds composer  
Victor B-20022 10-in. 6/8/1917 Patriotic airs of the Allies Pietro Accordion solo composer  
Victor B-21493 10-in. 3/7/1918 When daisies pied and violets blue Laura Littlefield Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor PBS-036439 10-in. 8/22/1939 Air from Comus (Preach not me your musty rules) John Charles Thomas Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BS-051073 10-in. 6/6/1940 When daisies pied and violets blue (The cuckoo song) Justus Gelfius ; Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge Soprano vocal solo, with flute and harpsichord composer  
Victor BS-051087 10-in. 6/7/1940 Farewell, dear love Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge Female vocal solo, with harpsichord composer  
Victor BS-056118 10-in. 9/16/1940 Air from Comus (Preach not me your musty rules) Richard Crooks ; Frederick Schauwecker Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 19124 10-in. 11/16/1910 Rule Britannia Prince's Military Band Band composer  
Columbia 39537 10-in. 8/10/1914 Rule Britannia Columbia Military Band Band composer  
Columbia 76883 12-in. 2/16/1923 When daisies pied Dora Labbette Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 5143-a] 10-in. approximately Sept. 1917 God save the King Empire Military Band [Prince's Military Band] Band composer  
Brunswick E19337-E19339 10-in. 5/20/1926 When daisies pied and violets blue Elisabeth Rethberg Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3305 10-in. 9/19/1914 Rule Britannia Albert Farrington Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with band composer  
Gramophone 0EA4633 10-in. 1/28/1937 Rule Britannia BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Adrian Boult Orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arne, Thomas Augustine," accessed October 10, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102607.

Arne, Thomas Augustine. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102607.

"Arne, Thomas Augustine." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102607

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