Philip Antony Corri (also Arthur Clifton; 1784–1832) was a composer, born in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

and later working in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

and

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

. He began composing in 1802. He helped to found the London Philharmonic Society and the Royal Academy of Music. By the 1820s, however, Corri had adopted the name ''Arthur Clifton'' and settled in Baltimore, where he was a church organist and active in the local theater. He wrote on music teaching methods and composed various pieces, most importantly an opera called ''The Enterprise''.

References

University of Nebraska - Kearney
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corri, Philip Antony Scottish composers 1784 births 1832 deaths 19th-century Scottish musicians 19th-century British composers 19th-century American composers 19th-century British male musicians 19th-century American male musicians Musicians from Edinburgh Scottish emigrants to the United States