Matthew Peter King


Matthew Peter King was an English composer, mainly of light operas.

Life

Little is known of his life. King was born in London about 1773, and studied musical composition under Charles Frederick Horn. He lived mainly in London, where he died in January 1823.

Compositions

King wrote the music to a number of dramatic pieces, most of which were produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London. These include:
King composed a number of glees, ballads, and piano pieces, as well as an oratorio, The Intercession, which was produced at Covent Garden in 1817. From this, Eve's lamentation, "Must I leave thee, Paradise?" became very popular.

Literature

He was the author of:
His son, C. M. King, published some songs in 1826.