William Linley (1771–1835) was one of seven musical siblings born to
Thomas Linley the elder
Thomas Linley (17 January 1733 – 19 November 1795) was an English bass and musician active in Bath, Somerset. Born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, Linley began his musical career after he moved to Bath at age 11 and became apprentice to the or ...
and his wife Mary Johnson.
Early life
Born in
Bath, Somerset
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, on 27 January 1771 Linley was the youngest child of
Thomas Linley and Mary Johnson (1729–1820). Educated at Harrow and then St Paul's
School, additional tutoring in musical disciplines was provided by his father and
Carl Friedrich Abel
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.
He joined the
British East India Company
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and was in India from 1790 to 1795 and from 1800 to 1805, holding a writership at
their College in
Madras
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. He retired from the company in 1810 and devoted himself to singing, composing
glee
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* ''Glee'' (Bran Van 3000 album)
* ''Glee'' (Logan Lynn album)
* Gle ...
s and songs and writing literature. He bequeathed his collection of
family portrait Family Portrait may refer to:
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* Family Portrait (Hals, four persons), ''Family Portrait'' (Hals, four persons), a 1635 painting by Frans Hals
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s to
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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.
The Linley portrait collection: seven musical siblings
Image:Gainsborough, Thomas - Thomas Linley the younger - Google Art Project.jpg , Thomas Linley the younger
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 the elder, Thomas Linley and his wife Mary Johnson. He was one of the most precocious c ...
, William's elder brother
Image:SamLinley.jpg, Samuel
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, William's brother
File:Ozias Thurston Linley by Archer James Oliver.jpg, Ozias, William's brother
File:Ozias Linley as a boy.jpg, Ozias as a boy
Image:MariaLinley.jpg, Maria
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* Mary, mother of Jesus
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, William's sister
File:Gainsborough, Thomas - Elizabeth and Mary Linley - Google Art Project.jpg , Elizabeth
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(left) and Mary
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* Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name)
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(right), William's elder sisters
File:Thomas Gainsborough - Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan .jpg, Elizabeth
References
External links
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English classical composers
Glee composers
People educated at Harrow School
British East India Company people
1771 births
1835 deaths
William
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English male classical composers
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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