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2 days ago · Benjamin Britten. Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera ...
- List of Compositions by Benjamin Britten
Op. 88, Death in Venice, opera (libretto by Myfanwy Piper,...
- The Young Person's Guide to The Orchestra
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34, is a 1945...
- War Requiem
The War Requiem, Op. 66, is a British choral and orchestral...
- Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin...
- John Ireland
John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was...
- List of Compositions by Benjamin Britten
3 days ago · Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [ OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the ...
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2 days ago · Edward Elgar, c. 1900. Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO ( / ˈɛlɡɑːr / ⓘ; [1] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the ...
May 3, 2024 · Sir Thomas Becket changed from being a 'patron of play-actors and a follower of hounds to being a shepherd of souls.' Thomas Becket was the son of a wealthy London merchant. He was born on 21st December 1118, began his education at Merton Priory, and continued it in London, Paris, and Italy.
Apr 13, 2024 · Arthur Sullivan in 1888. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His works include 24 operas, 11 major orchestral works, ten choral works and ...
2 days ago · Baronets. Musgrave of Edenhall, 1611. — The Musgraves are descended from the ancient baronial family of Musgrave in Westmorland. Sir Thomas Musgrave, who died in 1469 or 1470, married the elder daughter and coheir of Stapleton of Edenhall. His descendant, Sir Richard, who had been made Knight of the Bath at the coronation of King James, was ...
1 day ago · Hampstead Heath. The modern Hampstead Heath is normally considered to be the entire open space of c. 800 a., most of it added to the original heath bordering Hampstead town, the administration of which passed from the L.C.C. to the G.L.C. It stretches from Highgate Road across northwestern St. Pancras and the northern part of Hampstead, and at two points reaches well beyond the Hendon boundary.
