Author:Samuel Arnold

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Samuel Arnold
(1740–1802)

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English composer and organist

Works

The Maid of the Mill (1765)
Abimelech (1768)
The Prodigal Son (1773)
The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakingatchdern (1781)
The Castle of Andalusia (1782)
Two to One (1784), libretto George Colman. Includes the song "Pensive I Mourn".<
Turk and No Turk (1785)
Inkle and Yarico (1787)

He is also known for producing the first collected edition of the works of George Frideric Handel between 1787 and 1797, published in 180 parts.

Attributed works

The tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven", now used in "The Star-Spangled Banner", and usually attributed to John Stafford Smith, has sometimes been attributed to Arnold.

Works about Arnold

"Arnold, Dr," by John Weeks Moore in Complete Encyclopaedia of Music, Boston: Oliver Ditson Company (1880)
“Arnold, Samuel”, in A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900
"Arnold, Samuel," in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Arnold, Samuel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Works by this author published before January 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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