Thomas Linley
Born: 17th January 1733, Badminton, Gloucestershire, England
Died: 19th November 1795, Westminster, England
Nationality: English
Thomas Linley was an English bass and musician active in Bath, Somerset. Born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, Linley began his musical career after he moved to Bath at age 11 and became apprentice to the organist Thomas Chilcot. After his marriage to Mary Johnson in 1752, Linley at first supported his wife and growing family predominantly as a music teacher. As his children grew and he developed their musical talent, he drew an increasing amount of income from their concerts while also managing the assembly rooms in Bath. When the new Bath Assembly Rooms opened in 1771, Linley became musical director and continued to promote his children's careers.
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- Ah could you possibly know (from ‘The Posthumous Vocal Works) (1)
- Alas, from the day my poor heart (1)
- Bow down Thine ear, O Lord (1)
- Cantata: Awake, my Iyre (1)
- Elegy I: Ah! what avails the sprightly morn of life (1)
- Elegy Il: Ye sportive loves, that round me wait (1)
- Elegy V: He who could first two gentle hearts unbind (1)
- Elegy VI: In thousand thoughts of love and thee (1)
- I will never vow truth at the feet fair (1)
- Invocation: Fly to my aid, O mighty Love (1)
- Let God arise (1)
- O Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly (1)
- The lark sings high in the cornfield (1)
- The Song of Moses (1)
- Think not my love, when secret grief (2)
- Violin Concerto in F major (2)