| 词条 | Thomas Carter (composer) |
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Thomas Carter (May 1769 – 8 November 1800) was an Irish composer resident in London during the most creative years of his short life. LifeCarter probably belonged to an extended family of Dublin musicians including, among others, Timothy Carter (c. 1715–1772) and (Charles) Thomas Carter (c. 1735–1804),[1] with whose works his were often confused as both published music in London in the 1790s and used to abbreviate their name as "T. Carter". Other sources suggest that he was an illegitimate son of the Earl of Inchiquin.[2] He was born in Dublin and seems to have shown an exceptional musical talent since his childhood.[3] Sponsored by the Earl of Inchiquin, he went to study music in Naples, around 1788, where he became a protegé of Sir William Hamilton.[4] He then went to Calcutta, India, to become the theatre's music director, but had to relocate to England in July 1789 for health reasons. He married Mary Wells from Cookham, Berkshire, in 1793. When he died in London at age 31, the Gentleman's Magazine described him as "a victim, in early life, to the fatal ravages of the liver complaint".[5] MusicIn The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980 edition), Roger Fiske made the first attempt to distinguish between the works of Thomas Carter and his near-namesake (Charles) Thomas Carter. According to him, many songs published after 1793 can be attributed to Thomas, including the duet Goodman White and Gaffer Grey op. 24 (c. 1796) and a Canzonet op. 25 (c. 1796) for one or two voices, as well as the collection Songs, Duos, Trios, Catches, Glees and Canons op. 27 (n.d.). These pieces were published "for the composer" (that is, at his own expense), with Fiske assuming that the marriage to Miss Wells brought him money. The list would also include the Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord or Pianoforte op. 3 (n.d.).[6] As his wife was from Berkshire, the Berkshire Militia March (c. 1795) may also be his.[7] References1. ^Barra Boydell, Axel Klein: "Carter family", in: The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, ed. Harry White and Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 165–6; {{ISBN|978-1-906359-78-2}}. {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Thomas}}2. ^Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond#Marriages .26 progeny 3. ^Roger Fiske: "Carter, Thomas", in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie (London: Macmillan, 1980), vol. 3, p. 837. 4. ^R. Fiske (1980), as above). 5. ^The Gentleman's Magazine (1800), p. 1117; quoted after Fiske (1980), as above. 6. ^Fiske (1980), as above. 7. ^Boydell/Klein (2013), p. 166. 12 : 1769 births|1800 deaths|18th-century classical composers|Composers for piano|Deaths from liver disease|Irish Anglicans|Irish classical composers|Irish classical musicians|Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom|Irish male classical composers|Irish songwriters|Musicians from Dublin (city) |
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