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Samuel Arnold
Person · male · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · London · born 1740 · died 1802 · recording since 2010
English composer and organist (1740-1802)
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Also known as サミュエル・アーノルド
Timeline
1740s
1800s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Polly
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
Biography
Samuel Arnold (10 August 1740 – 22 October 1802) was an English composer and organist.
Arnold was born in London (his mother is said to have been Princess Amelia; his father was Thomas Arnold). He began writing music for the theatre in about the year 1764. A few years later, he became the director of music at Marylebone Gardens, for which he wrote much of his popular music. In 1777, he worked for George Colman the Elder at the Little Theatre, Haymarket. In 1783, he became organist at the Chapel Royal and in 1793 he became the organist at Westminster Abbey, where he was eventually buried. He also wrote the earliest version of Humpty Dumpty. He was a close friend and associate of Haydn.
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 | 21 | 82.6th |
| 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) | -208 | 3.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
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
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 50 tracks · 1:18:36
1Polly: Overture4:502Polly: Act I: Air 1: Noel Hills: ‘He that weds’ (Ducat)1:043Polly: Act I: Air 2: Polwart on the Green: ‘Observe the statesman’s ways’ (Trapes)1:104Polly: Act I: Air 3: Dr Arnold: ‘She who hath felt a real pain by Cupid’s dart’ (Polly)3:165Polly: Act I: Air 4: Dr Arnold: ‘Farewell, farewell, farewell, all hope of bliss!’ (Polly)2:276Polly: Act I: Air 5: Dr Arnold: ‘Despair is all folly’ (Trapes)1:047Polly: Act I: Air 6: Old Orpheus Tickl’d: ‘When billows come breaking on the strand’ (Ducat)1:298Polly: Act I: Air 7: Christ-Church Bells: ‘When a woman jealous grows’ (Ducat, Mrs Ducat)1:189Polly: Act I: Air 8: Cheshire-Rounds: ‘When kings by their huffing’ (Damaris)0:5110Polly: Act I: Air 9: Johnny Fa’: ‘The crow or daw’ (Polly)1:4211Polly: Act I: Air 10: Bury Fair: ‘How can you be so teazing?’ (Ducat, Polly)1:2212Polly: Act I: Air 11: March in ‘Scipio’: ‘Brave boys prepare’ (Ducat, Mrs Ducat)1:5713Polly: Act I: Air 12: Jig-It-O’Foot: ‘Better to doubt all that’s doing’ (Damaris)0:4714Polly: Act I: Air 13: Dr Arnold: ‘Aboard after misses most husbands will roam’ (Mrs Ducat)1:0815Polly: Act I: Air 14: Tweedside: ‘The stag, when chas’d’ (Polly)1:4016Polly: Entr’acte: Dances of the Pirates: I. March1:0817Polly: Entr’acte: Dances of the Pirates: II. Hornpipe I0:5418Polly: Entr’acte: Dances of the Pirates: III. Andante1:0319Polly: Entr’acte: Dances of the Pirates: IV. Hornpipe II1:1420Polly: Entr’acte: Dances of the Pirates: V. Allegro0:4521Polly: Act II: Air 1: La Villanella: ‘Why did you spare him’ (Polly)1:4522Polly: Act II: Dead March1:1823Polly: Act II: Air 2: La Cavalliere: ‘Patriots at first declare’ (Culverin)1:0824Polly: Act II: Air 3: Minuet: ‘Cheer up my lads’ (Culverin)1:2125Polly: Act II: Air 4: Dr Arnold: ‘Shall I not be bold when honour calls’ (Morano, Jenny)1:3026Polly: Act II: Air 5: Peggy’s Mill: ‘When gold is in hand’ (Jenny)1:0927Polly: Act II: Air 6: Dr Arnold: ‘Woman’s like the flatt’ring ocean’ (Vanderbluff)0:4728Polly: Act II: Air 7: The Boatman: ‘Tho’ different passions rage by turns’ (Morano)1:5529Polly: Act II: Air 8: Hunt the Squirrel: ‘The world is always jarring’ (Polly)1:0430Polly: Act II: Air 9: Dr Arnold: ‘In love and life the present use’ (Jenny)1:1531Polly: Act II: Air 10: Dr Arnold: ‘We never blame the forward swain’ (Jenny, Polly)2:0832Polly: Act II: Air 11: Dr Arnold: ‘The body of the brave may be taken’ (Cawwawkee)2:3633Polly: Act II: Air 12: Excuse Me: ‘Honour calls me’ (Morano)2:2034Polly: Act II: Air 13: Ruben: ‘Honour plays’ (Jenny)0:5835Polly: Act II: Air 14: The Marlborough: ‘We the sword of valour’ (Morano)1:5536Polly: Act III: Air 1: ‘The sportsmen keep hawks’ (Polly)2:2237Polly: Act III: Air 2: O Saw Ye My Father: ‘Love with beauty is flying’ (Cawwawkee)1:1238Polly: Act III: Air 3: Prince Eugene’s March: ‘When the tyger roams’ (Morano)2:1139Polly: Act III: Air 4: Kate of Aberdeen: ‘The turtle thus upon the spray’ (Cawwawkee)2:0940Polly: Act III: Air 5: Dr Arnold: ‘The soldiers, who by trade must dare’ (Morano)1:3541Polly: Act III: Air 6: Shall Man, in Arne’s ‘Abel’: ‘My heart forebodes’ (Polly)2:2442Polly: Act III: Dances of the Indians: I. Allegro1:1843Polly: Act III: Dances of the Indians: II. Andante0:4244Polly: Act III: Dances of the Indians: III. Allegro0:4045Polly: Act III: Dances of the Indians: IV. Andante0:4746Polly: Act III: Dances of the Indians: V. Allegro1:4947Polly: Act III: Air 7: The Temple: ‘Justice long forbearing’ (Cawwawkee, Indian Scout, Polly, Chorus)2:0048Polly: Act III Appendix: What Man Can Virtue or Courage Repose (Ducat)1:1249Polly: Act III Appendix: I Hate The Foolish Elf (Ducat)1:1050Polly: Act III Appendix: Victory Is Ours (Polly, Cawwawkee)2:47
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Samuel Arnold head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| 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) | -208 | 3.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Arnold.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2bd2709b-2c65-44ee-a9a2-72a96a25281ediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2bd2709b-2c65-44ee-a9a2-72a96a25281ecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379741genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379741seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Arnold_%28composer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Arnold_%28composer%29
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Image: William Ridley · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1379741 · MusicBrainz: 2bd2709b-2c65-44ee-a9a2-72a96a25281e
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