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John Frederick Lampe
Person · male · Holy Roman Empire · Brunswick · born 1703 · died 1751 · recording since 2022
English musician of German descent (1703-1751)
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Also known as Jean-Frédéric Lampe · Johann Friedrich Lampe · ジョン・フレデリック・ランプ
Timeline
4 events◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1700s
1750s
2020s
· Debut release
Debut release: The Dragon of Wantley
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography244 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370775156
Biography
John Frederick Lampe (born Johann Friedrich Lampe; probably 1703 – 25 July 1751) was a musician and composer.
Life
Lampe was born in the Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire. He came to England in 1724 and played the bassoon in opera houses. In 1730, he was hired by John Rich to be the composer for Covent Garden Theatre. During his time as a bassoonist in London opera houses, in 1727, he played at the coronation of King George II.
Like the composer Thomas Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularized by George Frideric Handel and Nicola Porpora. Lampe, along with Henry Carey and J. S. Smith, founded the short-lived English Opera Project. He became a friend of Charles Wesley, and wrote several tunes to accompany Wesley's hymns. His works for the stage include the mock operas Pyramus and Thisbe (1745) and The Dragon of Wantley (1734), which ran for 69 nights, a record for the time, surpassing The Beggar's Opera.
From November 1750 until his death, Lampe was based in Dublin and later in Edinburgh. He is buried in Canongate Kirkyard on the Royal Mile. The grave lies to the northeast of the church behind the Fettes vault.
Family
His wife, Isabella Lampe, was sister-in-law to the composer Thomas Arne with whom Lampe collaborated on a number of concert seasons. John and Isabella's son, Charles John Frederick Lampe, was a successful organist and composer as well.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -271 | 2.1th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 46 tracks · 1:47:51
Disc 11The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Overture3:352The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: First & Second Tune2:393The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Fly, Neighbours, Fly, The Dragon’s Nigh1:094The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: The Dragon’s March Crossing the Stage0:375The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: What Wretched Havock Does This Dragon Make!0:246The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Poor Children Three, Devoured He2:147The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Houses and Churches, To Him are Geese and Turkies2:418The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: O Father!0:469The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: But to Hear the Children Mutter4:2510The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: This Dragon Very Modish0:5511The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: He’s a Man Ev’ry Inch, I Assure You2:0412The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Let’s Go to His Dwelling1:2313The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Symphony1:1414The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Come, Friends, Let’s Circulate the Cheerful Glass0:2615The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Zeno, Plato, Aristotle4:4616The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: O Save Us All! Moore of Moore Hall!2:1817The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Gentle Knight! All Knights Exceeding5:4618The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Her Looks Shoot Thro’ My Soul1:1019The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: If That’s All You Ask3:5320The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: A Forward Lady!0:2321The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Let My Dearest Be Near Me5:3022The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: O Villain! Monster! Devil! Basely Base!1:2923The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: No Place shall conceal ‘em2:1324The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: By Jove! I'm Blown0:5525The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: By the Beer as Brown as Berry2:1226The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: But do you really love me?0:2227The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Pigs Shall Not Be So Fond as We4:13Disc 21The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Sure My Stays Will Burst With Sobbing5:582The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: My Madge! My HoneySuckle, in the Dumps!2:063The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Insulting Gipsey, You’re Surely Tipsy5:484The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Lauk! What a Monstrous Tail our Cat Has Got1:005The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: O Give Me Not Up To The Law5:026The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Come, come, forgive her!0:157The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Oh How Easy is a Woman4:458The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Now, Now or Never, Save us, Valiant Moore!0:579The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Fill the Mighty Flagon1:4910The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: One Buss, Dear Margery, and Then Away0:3111The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Dragon! Thus I Dare Thee – It is Not Strength That Always Wins4:3912The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Symphony – What Nasty Dog has Got Into the Well0:5613The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Oh ho! Master Moore, You Son of a Whore1:4514The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Battle Piece1:2215The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Oh! Oh! The Devil Take Your Toe!1:0216The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Oh, My Champion! How d'ye Do?0:3417The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: My sweet HoneySuckle, my Joy and Delight!6:2518The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Most Mighty Moore, What Wonders Hast Thou Done?0:4219The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Sing, Sing and Rorio an Oratorio2:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put John Frederick Lampe head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -271 | 2.1th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Frederick_Lampe_by_James_Macardell.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/47c22637-a29e-4acf-bcde-fab78bdc69d9discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/47c22637-a29e-4acf-bcde-fab78bdc69d9core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q480487seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frederick_Lampebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frederick_Lampe
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Image: James MacArdell · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q480487 · MusicBrainz: 47c22637-a29e-4acf-bcde-fab78bdc69d9
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