Thomas Thackray: Twelve Divertimenti for Two Guittars, Opera 3d
Thomas Thackray of York dedicated these charming duets (c. 1775) to Lady Irwin, Frances Gibson Shepheard Ingram (1734-1807), wife of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irwin. Painted by Benjamin Wilson and Joshua Reynolds, she had inherited £40,000 from her father, and then the Temple Newsom estate and other property on the death of her husband in 1778. A keen gardener, she was instrumental in redesigning the estate parkland. As well as being a musician, she was an art collector and a force in politics.
Thomas Thackray’s cittern music is a model of the galant style, delicate, elegant and poised. He had a flair for melody, and in these duets adds an equally melodic second voice that makes these divertimenti as pleasant to play as they are to listen to.
In Production - Available Summer 2025
Thomas Thackray of York dedicated these charming duets (c. 1775) to Lady Irwin, Frances Gibson Shepheard Ingram (1734-1807), wife of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irwin. Painted by Benjamin Wilson and Joshua Reynolds, she had inherited £40,000 from her father, and then the Temple Newsom estate and other property on the death of her husband in 1778. A keen gardener, she was instrumental in redesigning the estate parkland. As well as being a musician, she was an art collector and a force in politics.
Thomas Thackray’s cittern music is a model of the galant style, delicate, elegant and poised. He had a flair for melody, and in these duets adds an equally melodic second voice that makes these divertimenti as pleasant to play as they are to listen to.
In Production - Available Summer 2025
Thomas Thackray of York dedicated these charming duets (c. 1775) to Lady Irwin, Frances Gibson Shepheard Ingram (1734-1807), wife of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irwin. Painted by Benjamin Wilson and Joshua Reynolds, she had inherited £40,000 from her father, and then the Temple Newsom estate and other property on the death of her husband in 1778. A keen gardener, she was instrumental in redesigning the estate parkland. As well as being a musician, she was an art collector and a force in politics.
Thomas Thackray’s cittern music is a model of the galant style, delicate, elegant and poised. He had a flair for melody, and in these duets adds an equally melodic second voice that makes these divertimenti as pleasant to play as they are to listen to.
In Production - Available Summer 2025