#thomas linley

Thomas and Wolfie — tragic besties

Just a little WIP drawing there.

This nightguard here is Thomas Linley, but inspired by/based on @hannahsbackroom , well, the hairstyle I believe. Drawing ClassicaLoid Mozart's braids quite pain in the ass.

And just like that - the sequel to the Coffee Boy is at 22 chapters 🙈

Thomas comes face to face with his former life and his childhood dreams.

Thomas Linley the younger (1756-1778).

English singer, violinist and composer.

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He was one of the most precocious composers and performers that have been known in England, and became known as the "English Mozart".

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The Linleys were the most important and influential family of musicians in eighteenth-century Bath.

Thomas junior played a violin concerto in Bristol at the age of eight, and began to compose soon after. Thomas went to study with Nardini in Florence for three years in 1768, where he met and befriended Mozart, his exact contemporary. On his return in 1771 he became Bath’s leading violinist, a position he retained until 1776.

A significant amount of Linley's compositions have been lost including many in the Drury Lane Fire of 1809. Surviving works attest to his congenial mastery of melody, gift for counterpoint, and musical imagination.

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He died in a boating accident.

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Famous works :

Let God Arise

Ode on The Spirits of Shakespeare

The Lyric Ode

The Song of Moses

Some self indulgent Thomas and Wolfie art because I love this duo to bits! The context is they’re attending a masked ball somewhere in Italy and having the time of their lives. Just two brilliant prodigies letting themselves be teens just for one night!

Ok this needs a song 🤭

Go read it now if you haven’t! ♥️