Horn, Charles Edward (1786-1849)

English tenor-baritone singer and composer of German descent. He studied under his father, Karl Friedrich Horn, and had singing lessons from Rauzzini at Bath in 1808, making his first stage appearance in London in 1809. He then began to write theatrical pieces, starting with The Magic Bride in 1810. In 1823 he visited Dublin and brought Balfe back with him as a pupil. Having been musical director at the Olympic Theatre 1831-32, he went to the USA in 1833 and became a music teacher. He published at Boston, and after a brief return to England he settled there for good in 1847, becoming conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society.

Works stage pieces Lalla Rookh (after Moore), The Beehive (1811), Rich and Poor, Peveril of the Peak (after Scott), Honest Frauds (1830), and many others.