Fiddler Tam

Four years in Germany turned Thomas Erskine, the Sixth Earl of Kellie, into a gifted performer on the violin, and a leading British composer in the ‘Mannheim Style’ which also influenced Mozart and Beethoven. However, his lavish lifestyle affected his health, and during a visit to Belgium he died, shortly after his 49th birthday.

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