Project Gutenberg 2013-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 108 Cummings, William Hayman 1831 1915 Cummings, W. H. (William Hayman) Cummings, Wm. H. (William Hayman) Cummings, William H. Dr. Arne and Rule, Britannia Produced by Charlene Taylor, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Dr. Arne and Rule, Britannia" by William Hayman Cummings is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the life and influential career of Thomas Augustine Arne, a prominent composer of the 18th century, most notably known for the national song "Rule, Britannia." Cummings explores not only Arne's compositions but also the personal and sociocultural circumstances that shaped his musical legacy, providing insight into his struggles and triumphs. The opening of the book establishes the context for Arne's life by detailing his lineage, sociopolitical environment, and initial musical education. It describes his family background and the early indicators of his musical talent, including his secretive practice of music while adhering to his father’s wishes for him to pursue a legal career. The author sets the stage for a more comprehensive exploration of Arne’s career development, challenges, and the eventual recognition he gained within the British musical scene. This section hints at a narrative that is both educational for music students and enchanting for readers interested in the history behind one of Britain’s cherished national songs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43214/43214-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778 ML Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Music 334967 334976 2024-09-18T07:20:38.530465 2023-09-19T03:34:24.853109 text/html text/html 330281 2013-07-14T08:54:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2292431 2013-07-14T08:56:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2464329 2024-09-18T07:20:45.842624 application/epub+zip 2466370 2024-09-18T07:20:39.958492 application/epub+zip 142914 2024-09-18T07:20:39.170503 application/epub+zip 2563622 2024-09-18T07:20:49.846427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2527526 2024-09-18T07:20:44.910449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211340 2022-09-19T17:22:14.864802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252801 252577 2024-09-18T07:20:37.371532 2023-09-19T03:34:23.941118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 252587 2013-07-14T08:54:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98060 2013-07-14T08:56:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 252617 2013-07-14T08:54:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97990 2013-07-14T08:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20042 2024-09-18T07:20:50.000408 application/rdf+xml 7727 2024-09-18T07:20:39.289495 image/jpeg 1633 2024-09-18T07:20:39.232489 image/jpeg 2297125 2024-09-18T07:20:38.638472 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog