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Autographed photograph handwritten note partial envelope England Haydn Wood (25 March 1882 - 11 March 1959) was a 20th century English composer and a respected violinist.
Steven G. Estrella offers information about the works of the English composer Haydn Wood (1882-1959). The information is provided as part of Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. Wood composed songs, chamber music, and orchestral works. A list of Wood's major works and a bibliography on the composer are available. Links to other related Web sites are offered.
Eric Coates (1886-1957) is perhaps the most familiar name associated with British light music. Sir Charles Groves said that 'his music crackled with enthusiasm and vitality. He could write tunes and clothe them in the most attractive musical colours'. Coates won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, and from 1912 to 1919 he was principal viola of the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood. He also played under such conductors as Elgar, Delius, Richard Strauss, Debussy, and Beecham. It was, however, as a composer of orchestral music that he found his greatest success. Beginning with the Miniature Suite, written for the 1911 Promenade Concerts, he forged an enviable reputation as a...
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Bibliography of Cello and Double Bass Ensemble Music for Three or More Celli and/or Double Basses
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This first extended biography of William Alwyn sets his works in full context and uses hitherto unpublished material to give a vivid account of his marriages, his operas and his relationship with Britten.