Thomas Linley, by Thomas Gainsborough, holding his "Elegies for Three Voices" (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
Thomas Linley (17 January 1733 – 19 November 1795), English musician, was born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, and studied music in Bath, where he settled as a singing-master and conductor of the concerts.
From 1774 he was engaged in the management at Drury Lane theatre, London, composing or compiling the music of many of the pieces produced there, besides songs and madrigals, which rank high among English compositions.
In 1786 he collaborated with John Burgoyne on the successful Richard Coeur de lion.
With his wife Mary Johnson, he had 12 children, 7 of whom went on to musical or theatrical careers:
Elizabeth Ann Linley (1754–1792), his eldest daughter, wife of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Thomas Linley the younger (1756–1778), his eldest son, composer and noted violinist
Mary Linley (1758–87), married playwright Richard Tickell in 1780.
Samuel Linley (1760–1778), second son, singer and oboe player
Maria Linley (1763–84), singer.
Ozias Thurston Linley (1765–1831), minor canon at Norwich and organist at Dulwich
William Linley, (1771–1835), composer of glees and songs and writer.
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| Thomas Linley | Mary Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751-1816 | Elizabeth, 1754-92 | Thomas, 1756-78 | Mary, 1758-87 | Richard Tickell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Sheridan, 1775-1819 | Samuel, 1760 - 1778 | Maria, 1763-84 | Ozias, 1765-1831 | William, (1771-1835) | 5 other children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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