Composer
Arthur Somervell
British composer and art song writer (1863–1937)
1863–1937
7 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1863
- Died
- 1937
- Birthplace
- Windermere
- Place of death
- Greater London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Sir Arthur Somervell (5 June 1863 – 2 May 1937) 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).
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music educator
- Education
- King's College
- Teachers
- Charles Villiers Stanford
- Career institutions / employers
- Royal College of Music
- Awards
- Knight Bachelor
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 61777256
- ISNI
- 0000000083876956
- GND ID
- 11747651X
- Library of Congress ID
- n81080904
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2b03af50-e5b9-4995-8279-a2a6cb380251
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Euphonium, Piano, Choir, Organ, Voice
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birds in the High Hall-Garden | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Grasmere Carol | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| A Kingdom By The Sea | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Lads In Their Hundreds - Euphonium | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Lads In Their Hundreds - Piano | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Lads In Their Hundreds - Score and Parts | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Chorus Angelorum | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 61777256. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.