Matthew Peter King (c.1773 – January 1823) was an English composer, mainly of light operas.
Life
Little is known of his life. King was born in London about 1773,
and studied musical composition under
Charles Frederick Horn. He lived mainly in London, where he died in January 1823.
Compositions
King wrote the music to a number of dramatic pieces, most of which were produced at the
Lyceum Theatre, London
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. These include:
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* ''Matrimony'', comic opera, words by James Kenney, 1804
* ''The Invisible Girl'', and ''The Weathercock'', 1806
* ''False Alarms'', comic opera, music by King and ]John Braham John Braham may refer to:
* John Braham (MP) (1417), MP for Suffolk
*John Braham (tenor)
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, words by J. Kenney, 1807
* ''One O'clock'', or ''The Wood Demon'', comic opera, music by King and Kenney, words by M. G. Lewis, 1807
* ''Ella Rosenberg'', melodrama, by J. Kenney, 1807
* ''Up all Night'', or ''The Smugglers' Cave'', comic opera, words by S. J. Arnold, 1809
* ''Plots'', or ''The North Tower'', melodramatic opera, words by S. J. Arnold, 1810
* ''Oh! this Love'', comic opera, words by J. Kenney, 1810
* ''The Americans'', music by King and Braham, 1811
* ''Timour the Tartar
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'', romantic melodrama, by M. G. Lewis, 1811
* ''Turn him out'', musical farce, words by J. Kenney, 1812
* ''The Fisherman's Hut'', music by King and Davy, 1819
King composed a number of glees, ballads, and piano pieces, as well as an oratorio, ''The Intercession'', which was produced at Covent Garden
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in 1817. From this, Eve's lamentation, "Must I leave thee, Paradise?" became very popular.[
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Literature
He was the author of:[
* ''Thorough Bass made easy to every Capacity'' (1796)
* ''A General Treatise on Music, particularly on Harmony or Thorough Bass'' (1800; new edition 1809)
* ''Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Singing at First Sight'' (1806)
* He edited ''The Harmonist, a Collection of Glees and Madrigals from the Classic Poets'' (1814)
His son, C. M. King, published some songs in 1826.][
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References
Attribution
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External links
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Matthew Peter King
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1773 births
1823 deaths
English opera composers
English music theorists