[1] James Carrington, then Rector of Upton Hellions and Chancellor of the diocese, hearing of the story, showed Davy a harpsichord, on which he soon learned to play easy lessons.
Davy's progress in the study of composition was rapid, and he soon became a capable performer on the organ, violin, viola, and cello.
But giving way to habits of intemperance he fell into difficulties, and died neglected and penniless in lodgings in St Martin's Lane, on 22 February 1824.
1800; Perouse (with John Moorehead), 1801; The Brazen Mask, ballet (with Mountain), 1802; The Cabinet (with Braham and others), 1802; The Caffres (with others), 1802; Rob Roy, 1803; The Miller's Maid, 1804; Harlequin Quicksilver, 1804; Thirty Thousand (with Braham and Reeve), 1805; Spanish Dollars, 1805; Harlequin's Magnet, 1805; The Blind Boy, 1808; The Farmer's Wife (with others), 1814; Rob Roy Macgregor (new version), 1818; Woman's Will, a Riddle, 1820.
He composed an overture and additional music for Shakespeare's The Tempest, performed in conjunction with the songs of Purcell, Arne, and Linley.
[1] Some of Davy's songs became great favourites with the public, such as "May we ne'er want a Friend", "The Death of the Smuggler", "Just like Love" and "The Bay of Biscay".