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This is a summary of 1915 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- March – The Musical Times publishes an appreciation of Frederick Delius by the composer Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine).[1]
- December – Having been invalided out of the armed forces, composer Havergal Brian and his family move to Erdington, Warwickshire.
- date unknown
- Composer Herbert Howells is given six months to live, and becomes the first person in the UK to receive radium treatment (he will live on until 1983).[2]
- William Penfro Rowlands's hymn tune "Blaenwern" is first published in Henry H. Jones' Cân a Moliant.
- The Band of the Welsh Guards is formed, simultaneously with the establishment of the regiment.[3]
Popular music
- Albert William Ketèlbey – "In a Monastery Garden"
- T. W. Conner – "A Little Bit of Cucumber"[4]
- George Henry Powell & Felix Powell – "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag"
Classical music: new works
- Granville Bantock – Hebridean Symphony
- Frank Bridge – Lament[5]
- Dora Bright – A Dancer's Adventure (ballet)
- Frederick Delius – Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra
- Edward Elgar – Incidental music for The Starlight Express[6]
- Gustav Holst – Japanese Suite
- John Ireland – Preludes for Piano
- Percy Pitt
- Sakura suite No. 2 (Suite de Ballet)
- Ballet Egyptien
- Suite pour petite orchestre
Opera
- Rutland Boughton – Bethlehem[7]
Musical theatre
- 24 April – Betty, with lyrics by Adrian Ross and music by Paul Rubens, opens at Daly's Theatre, starring Winifred Barnes.[8]
- 28 April – Tonight's the Night, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank and music by Paul Rubens, opens at Daly's Theatre, featuring George Grossmith and Leslie Henson.[8]
Births
- 11 January – Harry Lewis, musician and composer (died 1998)
- 25 January – Ewan MacColl, folk singer and songwriter (died 1989)
- 4 February – Norman Wisdom, comedian, singer and actor (died 2010)
- 10 March – Charles Groves, conductor (died 1992)
- 19 March – Nancy Evans, operatic mezzo-soprano (died 2000)[9]
- 25 March – Dorothy Squires, singer (died 1998)
- 29 March – George Chisholm, jazz trombonist and comedian (died 1997)
- 26 August – Humphrey Searle, composer (died 1982)
- 28 November – Pamela Harrison, pianist and composer (died 1990)
Deaths
- 15 January – Florence Everilda Goodeve, composer and lyricist, 53[10]
- 4 June – William Denis Browne, pianist, organist and composer, 26 (killed in action)[11]
- 6 June – William Hayman Cummings, tenor, organist and composer, 83[12]
- 10 December – David Jenkins, composer, 66
See also
References
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal Шаблон:Subscription required
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- ↑ Peter Gammond (1971), Your Own, Your Very Own!: A Music Hall Scrapbook. London: Ian Allan
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ McVeagh, Diana, "Elgar, Edward". Grove Music Online. Accessed 20 April 2010 Шаблон:Subscription required
- ↑ Liner notes to Hyperion Records, Russell Boughton, The Immortal Hour
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Daily Telegraph, "Nancy Evans", 24 August 2000
- Kennedy, Michael and Bourne, Joyce (eds.), "Evans, Nancy", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2007. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ The Times, Monday, Jun 07, 1915; Issue 40874; pg. 12; col F — Death Of Dr. Cummings. Singer, Conductor, And Composer
