What is Thomas Arne?
[[File:Thomas Augustine Arne.jpg|thumb|Thomas Augustine Arne]] '''Thomas Arne''' (born in London, [[baptism|baptized]] 28 May 1710; died in London, 5 March 1778) was an [[England|English]] [[composer]] and [[violin]]ist. He was the most famous [[musician]] in the [[theatre]] in England in the 18th century. He wrote music for lots of [[Play (theatre)|plays]]. He had a great gift for writing beautiful tunes. Songs such as ''Where the Bee Sucks'' are still very popular. His best known tune is ''[[Rule Britannia]]'' which is sung every year at the [[BBC Proms|Last Night of the Proms]].{{Cn|date=October 2024}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arne, Thomas}} [[Category:English composers]] [[Category:British violinists]] [[Category:Classical era composers]] [[Category:1710 births]] [[Category:1778 deaths]] [[Category:18th-century composers]]