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Born in London, Martin Shaw was a composer, educator, arranger and campaigner for the English Revival. In a career which spanned both World Wars, he felt: very strongly that the great purpose of music should be to aid the cause of Humanity, and that we should regard it, therefore, as being in its nature at least as much social as artistic .
90 Years Since First Publication. Morning has Broken was created by Martin Shaw and Eleanor Farjeon. It was first sung in 1931 with the publication of Songs of Praise Enlarged. This book of hymns, many sung to folk tunes, was widely used, especially in schools, between the 1930s and the 1970s, and continues to be popular today.
Martin Shaw was born in Belsize Park on 9 March 1875, the eldest of three brothers: Geoffrey, born 1879, became almost as well known as Martin, though in the field of school music rather than that of the church, while Julius, who died in the First World War, was an actor. Geoffrey died in 1943; Martin lived to the ripe age of eighty-three ...
Home. Articles. The Oxford Book of Carols. Published in 1928, The Oxford Book of Carols quickly became a classic with its combination of original tunes and texts, as well as more modern compositions.
Biography. Martin Edward Fallas Shaw OBE, FRCM (9 March 1875–24 October 1958) was an English composer, conductor and (in his early life) theatre producer. His over 300 published works include songs, hymns, carols, oratorios, several instrumental works, a congregational mass setting (the Anglican Folk Mass) and four operas including a ballad ...
Martin Shaw | St. James Music Press. 1875 – 1958. Shaw was a prolific English composer. His over 300 published works include songs, hymns, carols, oratorios, several instrumental works, a congregational Mass setting and four operas.
Martin Edward Fallas Shaw (9 March 1875 – 24 October 1958) was an English composer, conductor, and (in his early life) theatre producer. His over 300 published works include songs, hymns, carols, oratorios, several instrumental works, a congregational mass setting (the Anglican Folk Mass ), and four operas including a ballad opera.
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