Composers

William Linley

Voice
Piano
Mixed chorus
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Glee
Song
Duet
Secular choruses
Choruses
Incidental music
Music history
Writings
by popularity
6 Glees 'Flights of Fancy'Shakspeare's Dramatic SongsSweet Echo! Sleeps Thy Vocal Shell
Wikipedia
William Linley (1771–1835) was one of seven musical siblings born to Thomas Linley the elder and his wife Mary Johnson.
Born in Bath, Somerset, 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.
He joined the British East India Company and was in India 1790-5 and 1800–5, holding a writership at their College in Madras. He retired from the company in 1810 and devoted himself to singing, composing glees and songs and writing literature. He bequeathed his collection of family portraits to Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Thomas Linley the younger, William's elder brother
Samuel, William's brother
Ozias, William's brother
Ozias as a boy
Maria, William's sister
Elizabeth (left) and Mary (right), William's elder sisters
Elizabeth