Charles Burney
English music historian (1726-1814) · Writers · Died at 88
Charles Burney was an English music historian, composer and musician. He was the father of the writers Frances Burney and Sarah Burney, of the explorer James Burney, and of Charles Burney, a classicist and book donor to the British Museum. He was a close friend and supporter of Joseph Haydn and other composers.
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![A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's.[7] Left to right: James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, Edmund Burke, Pasquale Paoli, Charles Burney, a servant (possibly Francis Barber), Thomas Warton, Oliver Goldsmith. (select a detail of the image for more information)](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/JoshuaReynoldsParty.jpg/500px-JoshuaReynoldsParty.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
