Cummings gathers what can be discovered about Thomas Augustine Arne, the Georgian composer, and about the birth of “Rule, Britannia” in his masque Alfred, first performed at Cliveden. He covers Arne’s family, his work for the London theatres, a Covent Garden riot and the manuscripts of his music, with a list of his compositions.
A careful study for anyone curious about English music in the eighteenth century. Download the free EPUB.