Thomas Arne (born in London, baptized 28 May 1710; died in London, 5 March 1778) was an English composer and violinist. He was the most famous musician in the theatre in England in the 18th century. He wrote music for lots of plays. He had a great gift for writing beautiful tunes. Songs such as Where the Bee Sucks are still very popular. His best known tune is Rule Britannia which is sung every year at the Last Night of the Proms.[source?]
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
