Percy Grainger
Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 188220 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens".Grainger left Australia at the age of 13 to attend the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Between 1901 and 1914 he was based in London, where he established himself first as a society pianist and later as a concert performer, composer, and collector of original folk melodies. As his reputation grew he met many of the significant figures in European music, forming important friendships with Frederick Delius and Edvard Grieg. He became a champion of Nordic music and culture, his enthusiasm for which he often expressed in private letters, sometimes in crudely racial or anti-Semitic terms.
In 1914 Grainger moved to the United States, where he lived for the rest of his life, though he travelled widely in Europe and Australia. He served briefly as a bandsman in the United States Army during the First World War through 1917–18, and took American citizenship in 1918. After his mother's suicide in 1922, he became increasingly involved in educational work. He also experimented with music machines, which he hoped would supersede human interpretation. In the 1930s he set up the Grainger Museum in Melbourne, his birthplace, as a monument to his life and works, and as a future research archive. As he grew older, he continued to give concerts and to revise and rearrange his own compositions, while writing little new music. After the Second World War, ill health reduced his levels of activity. He considered his career a failure. He gave his last concert in 1960, less than a year before his death. Provided by Wikipedia
Showing 81 - 100 results of 187 for search 'Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961', query time: 0.03s
Refine Results
-
81
The Grainger edition. by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
Published 2011Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
82
The Grainger edition. by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
Published 2011Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
83
The music of Percy Grainger. by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
Published 2000Other Authors: “…Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961…”
Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
84
BBC Proms. by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
Published 1994Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Video -
85
2005 WASBE. by Barnes, James, Graham, Peter, Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961, Mertens, Hardy, Philip, Tng Liat Peng, Tsao, Chieh, 1953-1996, Zubir Said, 1907-1987
Published 2004Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Conference Proceeding Audio -
86
In concert with University of Illinois Symphonic Band.
Published 1992Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
87
Masters of the roll.
Published 2007Other Authors: “…Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961…”
Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
88
Concerto for piano, opus 16 : with the orchestral accompaniment arranged for a second piano / by Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907
Published 1949Other Authors: “…Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961…”
Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Musical Score Book Loading… -
89
Percy Grainger plays Grieg & Grainger
Published 1998Other Authors: “…Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961…”
Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Audio Disc Audio Loading… -
90
BBC Proms 1982: Gilbert and Sullivan, Grainger / by Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900
Published 1982Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Video -
91
Shepherd's hey : Wind music of Grainger, Milhaud, Poulenc.
Published 1992Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
92
A gift of love
Published 1996Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Audio Disc Audio Loading… -
93
Grainger & Bolcom music for two pianos. by Contiguglia, Richard
Published 1996Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Audio Disc Audio Loading… -
94
Rambles & reflections /
Published 2011Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
95
An American in Paris : (original version) / by Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published 2002Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
96
Spellbound! : original works for theremin.
Published 2008Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
97
Angels & demons.
Published 2001Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
98
Univerity of Houston Moores School of Music Wind Ensemble : 2006 TMEA [Texas Music Educators Association].
Published 2006Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
99
Virtuosity squared : music of Liszt, Knehans, Gershwin /
Published 2011Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
100
Push. by Smith, Robert W., 1958-
Published 2007Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio
Search Tools:
Related Subjects
Band music
Band music, Arranged
Folk songs, English
Piano music
Orchestral music
Folk music
Marches (Band)
Suites (Band)
Symphonies (Band)
Wind ensembles
Folk songs
Operas
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Fanfares
Overtures (Band), Arranged
Piano music, Arranged
Clarinet choir music, Arranged
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
Orchestral music, Arranged
String orchestra music
Suites (Orchestra)
Brass quintets (Horn, trombone, trumpets (2), tuba), Arranged
Chamber music
Harmonie (Orchestre), Musique d'
Music
Piano music (Pianos (2))
Scores
Songs (High voice) with piano
Songs (Medium voice) with piano
Symphonies