Composer
York Bowen
English composer and pianist (1884-1961)
1884–1961
41 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1961
- Birthplace
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a talented conductor, organist, violist and horn player. Despite achieving considerable success during his lifetime, many of the composer's works remained unpublished and unperformed until after his death in 1961. Bowen's compositional style is widely considered ‘Romantic’ and his works are often characterized by their rich harmonic language.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; composer; horn player; music educator; pianist
- Education
- Royal Academy of Music; Tollington School
- Teachers
- Tobias Matthay; Frederick Corder
- Career institutions / employers
- Royal Academy of Music
- Notable works
- Symphonic Fantasia
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 74060663
- ISNI
- 0000000109878571
- GND ID
- 134857623
- Library of Congress ID
- n82118461
- MusicBrainz ID
- bed50ca7-386d-43bb-abc4-f9f397feb708
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Horn, String Quartet, Viola, violin
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Preludes - Horn in F | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Prelude in G minor |
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| View sheet music |
| Evening Calm - Piano | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 2 Intermezzi Op.141 - Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rhapsody | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 - Horn in F |
|
| View sheet music |
| Prelude g minor - Piano | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Phantasy Op.54 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Theme and Variations Op.139 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Shadows | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Turnstiles Op.98 No. 3 - Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 2 Intermezzi Op.141 - Preface |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rhapsody - Score | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 2 Preludes - Preface | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 - Violin 1 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Rhapsody - Viola | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 - Violin 2 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Shadows Op.100 No. 2, from "Two Preludes" - Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Phantasy Op.54 - Score |
|
| View sheet music |
| Rhapsody - Preface | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 - Viola |
|
| View sheet music |
| Fantasia Op.132 - Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Phantasy Op.54 - Viola |
|
| View sheet music |
| Theme and Variations Op.139 - Score |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 - Cello |
|
| View sheet music |
| Reverie Op.86 - Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Toccata Op.155 - Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Phantasy Op.54 - Preface |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 2 Preludes - Score | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Theme and Variations Op.139 - Preface |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 - Score |
|
| View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 - Preface |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Bowen: Sonata No. 1 in C Minor |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Reverie Op.86 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fantasia Op.132 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Toccata Op.155 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Turnstiles Op.98 No. 3 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Shadows Op.100 No. 2, from "Two Preludes" |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 2 Intermezzi Op.141 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Quintet c minor Op.85 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Sonata For Violin And Piano Op.112 |
|
| 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 74060663. Portrait: Herber Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.