1687–1743

Introduction

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Born: Prob­ab­ly 1687, York­shire, Eng­land.

Died: Oc­to­ber 4, 1743, Clerk­en­well, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Buried: St. James church­yard, Clerk­en­well, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Biography

Carey was said to be the son of George Sa­ville, Mar­quis of Ha­li­fax, and a school­mis­tress.

He stu­died mu­sic in Lon­don un­der Ol­aus Lin­nert and Fran­ce­sco Ge­mi­ni­ani. His best re­mem­bered mu­sic may be his song Sal­ly in Our Al­ley, but his chief tal­ent was li­ter­ary.

Works

He wrote plays, burl­esques, and op­eras.

Works

Sources

Music