Frederick May

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Born: 1911 — Dublin — Ireland
Died: 1985 — Portraine — Ireland
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  • Scherzo for orchestra
  • Symphonic Ballad
  • Spring nocturne — an Idyll for orchestra
  • Lyric movement for string orchestra
  • String Quartet in C minor
  • Sunshine and shadow

Life

Frederick May was a student at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he was awarded 7 scholarships, and also studied at the Royal Academy of music under Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gordon Jacob. He achieved his Batchelor of Music degree at Trinity College, Dublin and then studied in Vienna until 1936.

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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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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