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Samuel Arnold

1740 - 1802

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Samuel Arnold (10 August 1740 – 22 October 1802) was an English composer and organist. Arnold was born in London (his mother is said to have been Princess Amelia; his father was Thomas Arnold). He began writing music for the theatre in about the year 1764. A few years later, he became the director of music at Marylebone Gardens, for which he wrote much of his popular music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Arnold is the 1,294th most popular composer (down from 1,263rd in 2019), the 4,767th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,288th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Samuel Arnold ranks 1,294 out of 1,451. Before him are Shivkumar Sharma, Paul Williams, Necil Kazım Akses, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Shirley Walker, and Pascal Dusapin. After him are Peter Schickele, Hamilton Harty, Paul Creston, Junichi Masuda, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Zagir Ismagilov.

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Among people born in 1740, Samuel Arnold ranks 28. Before him are Matthias Claudius, Juan Ignacio Molina, Johan Tobias Sergel, Johan Andreas Murray, J. F. Oberlin, and Ivan Lepyokhin. After him are William Paca, and Alexander Martin. Among people deceased in 1802, Samuel Arnold ranks 31. Before him are Leopold I, Prince of Lippe, Daniel Morgan, Corona Schröter, Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes, Ivan Argunov, and Ivan Lepyokhin. After him is Francis Lewis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Samuel Arnold ranks 4,768 out of 8,785. Before him are Jordan Henderson (1990), Jesse Ramsden (1735), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Richard Thompson (1949), and Eric Sykes (1923). After him are John Opie (1761), Katherine Waterston (1980), John Ogilvie (1579), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Beryl Markham (1902), and Hannah Waddingham (1974).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Samuel Arnold ranks 77. Before him are Rachel Portman (1960), Gerald Finzi (1901), Peter Warlock (1894), Maurice Greene (1696), Nicholas Hooper (1952), and Thomas Tomkins (1572). After him are Hamilton Harty (1879), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Gavin Bryars (1943), Humphrey Searle (1915), David Arnold (1962), and Henry Lawes (1595).

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