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Thomas Linley the younger

1756 - 1778

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Thomas Linley the younger (7 May 1756 – 5 August 1778), also known as Thomas Linley, Junior or Tom Linley, was the eldest son of the composer Thomas Linley and his wife Mary Johnson. He was one of the most precocious composers and performers that have been known in England. A highly talented violinist, Tom Linley was also the most promising of all native English composers between Henry Purcell and Edward Elgar, combining prodigious talent with a delightful personality. He is sometimes referred to as the "English Mozart". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Linley the younger is the 1,201st most popular composer (up from 1,232nd in 2019), the 3,994th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,975th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 1,201 out of 1,451. Before him are Klaus Badelt, Fred Frith, Fartein Valen, Alan Hovhaness, Shlomo Mintz, and Italo Montemezzi. After him are Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Dimitri Arakishvili, Leonel Power, Camille Erlanger, William Bolcom, and Eino Tamberg.

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Among people born in 1756, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 41. Before him are Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Henry Lee III, Herman of Alaska, François Chabot, Everard Home, and Georg Friedrich von Martens. After him are Willem Bilderdijk, Franz Josef Gerstner, Michael von Kienmayer, and Christian Gottfried Körner. Among people deceased in 1778, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 19. Before him are Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg, Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo, Charles De Geer, Francesca Cuzzoni, Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, and Pedro Antonio de Cevallos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 3,995 out of 8,785. Before him are Grantley Goulding (1874), Henry Baker (1698), Matthew Parker (1504), Godfrey Rampling (1909), Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760), and David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378). After him are Hywel Dda (880), Gladys Davis (1893), Chris Irwin (1942), Charles Tate Regan (1878), Andy Green (1962), and Peter Perez Burdett (1734).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 64. Before him are Henry Bishop (1786), John Ireland (1879), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Weelkes (1576), Charles Avison (1709), and Fred Frith (1949). After him are Adolph Deutsch (1897), Craig Armstrong (1959), Granville Bantock (1868), Thomas Campion (1567), Ivor Novello (1893), and George Alexander Macfarren (1813).

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