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Arne, Thomas Augustine

Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710–78),
English composer. As the most important English theatrical composer during the mid-18th century, Arne composed music for a number of Shakespearian productions at a time when Shakespeare's ‘originals’ (rather than the adaptations of the previous 70 years) were being restored to the theatre. He is best remembered for his ‘Where the bee sucks’ (1746) and a wonderfully spirited setting of ‘Sigh no more ladies’ (1748; pub. 1749).

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