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Arthur Somervell

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British composer and art song writer (1863-1937)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1863 to 1937 · aged 73
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Sir Arthur Somervell was an English composer and educationalist. After Hubert Parry, he was one of the most successful and influential writers of art song in the English music renaissance of the 1890s-1900s.

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Somervell in 1896Somervell in 1896Titlepage of Somervell's 'Maud' cycle, Boosey & Co. 1898Titlepage of Somervell's 'Maud' cycle, Boosey & Co. 1898

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Sir Arthur Somervell was an English composer and educationalist. After Hubert Parry, he was one of the most successful and influential writers of art song in the English music renaissance of the 1890s-1900s. According to Michael Hurd, his most important work is found in the five song cycles, particularly his settings of Tennyson in Maud (1898) and Housman in A Shropshire Lad (1904).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1937 · aged 73
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10 languages

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