Person:Thomas Linley (1)

Watchers
Browse
Thomas Linley
b.17 Jan 1733
d.19 Nov 1795
  • HThomas Linley1733 - 1795
  • W.  Mary Johnson (add)
  1. Elizabeth Ann Linley1754 - 1792
  2. Thomas Linley1756 - 1778
  3. Mary Linley1758 - 1787
  4. Samuel Linley1760 - 1778
  5. Maria Linley1763 - 1784
  6. Ozias Thurston Linley1765 - 1831
  7. William Linley1771 - 1835
Facts and Events
Name Thomas Linley
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Jan 1733
Marriage to Mary Johnson (add)
Death[1] 19 Nov 1795
Reference Number? Q339929?


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Thomas Linley (17 January 1733 – 19 November 1795) 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. He was eventually able to move to London with the thousands of pounds which he had amassed from their concerts.

Among Linley's students were his eight children (Elizabeth Ann, Thomas, Mary, Samuel, Maria, Ozias, William, and Jane), as well as tenor Charles Dignum, singer and actress Anna Maria Crouch, and novelist Frances Sheridan. Linley collaborated with his son Thomas in penning the comic opera The Duenna, with libretto by his son-in-law Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Thomas Linley the elder. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas Linley the elder, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.