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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: A. Constable and co. ltd. in 1908 in 244 pages; Subjects: Music; Musicians; Music England; Musicians Correspondence; Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians; Music / General; Music / Ethnic; Music / History & Criticism; ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1914Original Publisher: E. ArnoldSubjects: MusiciansComposersBiography ... Read more

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This album combines two sets of pieces for beginners at the piano by Sir George Dyson and Sir CharlesVilliers Stanford, both notable teachers. These tuneful pieces are particularly well written for young players and will help develop and extend the pianist's technique. ... Read more

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Contains two of Stanford's finest partsongs suitable for SATB voices, unaccompanied. ... Read more

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One of Britain's most gifted and productive composers, Stanford (1852-1924) is perhaps best known for his church music, but he was also an eminent symphonist, songwriter, and author of many fine choral works. Cosmopolitan, ambitious, and pragmatic, he was untiring in his efforts to advance the cause of British music during its renaissance at the end of the nineteenth century, promoting the music of his contemporaries, and the many pupils he taught at Cambridge and the Royal College of Music. ... Read more

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Renowned in his own lifetime for the rapid rate at which he produced new works, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) was also an important conductor and teacher. Paul Rodmell assesses these different roles and considers what Stanford's legacy to British music has been. Stanford made friends and enemies in equal number. Rodmell charts his relationships with people and institutions such as Richter, Parry and the Royal College of Music, and discusses how they influenced Stanford's career. Perhaps not the most popular of teachers, Stanford nevertheless coached a generation of composers who were to revitalize British music, amongst them Coleridge-Taylor, Ireland, Vaughan-Williams, Holst, Bridge and Howells. Without him, British music of the first half of the 20th century might have taken a very different course. ... Read more

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