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Events:

(1803) Ludwig van Beethoven: Premiere of violin sonata in A major op. 47 “Kreutzer Sonata”, in Vienna, Austria, with Beethoven at the piano.

(1833) Heinrich Marschner: Premiere of Hans Heiling, in Berlin, Germany.

(1873) Léo Delibes: Premiere of Le Roi l'a Dit, in Paris, France.

(1906) Frederick Delius: Premiere of Sea Drift, in Essen, Germany.

(1918) Béla Bartók: Premiere of Duke Bluebeard's Castle op. 11, in Budapest, Hungary.

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[details ←] The Dam Busters Concert March, concert band,

[details ←] The Dam Busters Concert March, concert band,

[details ←] Miniature Suite [composer’s transcription] (score), piano,

[details ←] Summer Days Suite - conductor’s score, percussion,

[details ←] Entr’acte a la Gavotte - conductor’s score, percussion,

[details ←] Six Short Pieces without Octaves (score), piano,

[details ←] Who Is Sylvia? (2-part Treble) Secular Women’s, choral, vocal,

[details ←] Entr’acte a la Gavotte (score), piano,

[details ←] Entr’acte a la gavotte - set of parts, percussion,

[details ←] From the Country-Side - conductor’s score, percussion,

[details ←] From the Country-Side - set of parts, percussion,

[details ←] Joyous Youth - conductor’s score, percussion,

[details ←] Joyous Youth - set of parts, percussion,

[details ←] Miniature Suite - conductor’s score, percussion,

[details ←] Miniature Suite - full score, percussion,

[details ←] Miniature Suite - set of parts, percussion,

[details ←] Miniature Suite - set of parts, percussion,

[details ←] Summer Days Suite - set of parts, percussion,

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Prison Break: The Final Break

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Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Donkin, Saks, Stratford Festival

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♩ English composers
♩ Modern composers
♩ Violists
♩ Film music composers

Born: 27 August 1886 — Hucknall, Nottinghamshire — England

Died: 21 December 1957 — Chichester — England

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Music

Sleepy Lagoon, London Suite, Knightsbridge, Four Centuries (orchestral suite), Three Elizabeths, many songs and instrumental works.

Life

Studied viola and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Member of the Hambourg String Quartet. First violist in the Queen’s Hall Orchestra (1912-1919). Toured the US in 1946 and South America in 1948 where he conducted radio performances of his works. Autobiography, Suite in Four Movements.

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