Frederick Delius
English composer (1862-1934) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 72
Frederick Theodore Albert Delius was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to recruit him to commerce. He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an orange plantation.
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Delius's school (he attended the previous building) Bradford Grammar School
Edvard Grieg, who was a strong influence on Delius's earlier music
Delius in 1897 by Christian Krohg
Delius's grave at St Peter's Church in Limpsfield, Surrey, photographed in 2013
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, portrayed during a European tour in the 1870s
Woodcut illustration (1919) of the young lovers from Gottfried Keller's original story, which became Delius's opera A Village Romeo and Juliet
The sculpture A Quatrefoil for Delius, by Amber Hiscott, unveiled in Delius's honour, in Exchange Square, Bradford, on 23 November 1993Awards
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He soon neglected his managerial duties, and in 1886 returned to Europe.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1934 · aged 72
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The same award as Frederick
Henry WoodBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Peter Maxwell DaviesBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Claudio ArrauBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Gustav HolstBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Kathleen FerrierBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal