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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Linley the younger has received more than 100,811 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Thomas Linley the younger is the 1,232nd most popular composer (down from 1,130th in 2019), the 3,974th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,458th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Composer.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 1,232 out of 1,451. Before him are Glenn Branca, Miina Härma, Elliot Goldenthal, Gavriil Popov, Milton Babbitt, and Gerald Finzi. After him are Frigyes Hidas, Leo Ornstein, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Enoch Sontonga, Bronius Kutavičius, and Dobri Hristov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 44. Before him are Everard Home, Francesca Lebrun, Georg Friedrich von Martens, Henry Lee III, Franz Josef Gerstner, and Willem Bilderdijk. After him is Christian Gottfried Körner. Among people deceased in 1778, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 19. Before him are Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Francesca Cuzzoni, Charles De Geer, Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg, Pedro Antonio de Cevallos, and Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 3,974 out of 8,785. Before him are Maxim (1967), Richard J. Evans (1947), Boyd Alexander (1873), Louis Tomlinson (1991), David James (1970), and John Powell (1963). After him are Brian Henton (1946), Kenneth More (1914), Trevor Taylor (1936), Tony Barton (1937), Ron Tauranac (1925), and Hugh Clapperton (1788).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Linley the younger ranks 63. Before him are Ivor Novello (1893), Fred Frith (1949), Havergal Brian (1876), Arthur Bliss (1891), Nicholas Hooper (1952), and Gerald Finzi (1901). After him are Rachel Portman (1960), Maurice Greene (1696), Samuel Arnold (1740), John Ireland (1879), Thomas Weelkes (1576), and Gavin Bryars (1943).

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