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Definition: Delius, Frederick from Philip's Encyclopedia

English composer. He combined elements of romanticism with impressionism, most notably in orchestral pieces, such as Brigg Fair (1907) and On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (1912). His interest in nature is evident in the operas A Village Romeo and Juliet (1901) and Fennimore and Gerda (1910).

Delius, Frederick Theodore Albert

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
English composer. His haunting, richly harmonious works include the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet (1901); the choral pieces Appalachia (1903), Sea Drift (1904), and A Mass of Life (1905); orchestral works such as In a Summer Garden (1908) and A Song of the High Hills (1911); chamber music; and songs. Delius was born in Bradford. His father was a well-to-do businessman and wished him to follow a commercial career, but music was cultivated in the home and Delius worked steadily at music by himself, although he had little proper musical education. In 1884 he went to Florida, USA, as an orange planter and came under the influence of Thomas Ward, organist at Jacksonville. In 1886, after some teaching in the USA, he went to the Leipzig Conservatory, Germany, for a short time, but did not like its conservative teaching. While there, he met the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, who influenced Delius's romantic style of composition and persuaded his father to allow him to devote himself to…
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Full text Article Delius, Frederick (1862–1934).

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Composer. Born in Bradford (Yorks.) of German descent, Delius spent most of his life abroad. As a young man he worked in Florida and for many years was domiciled in France, yet his music often evokes a sense of the English landscape. He rejected traditional formalism and as a disciple of Nietzsche…
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Full text Article Frederick Delius 1862–1934

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An orchestral piece by Frederick Delius (1862-1934), first performed in 1895. The title is the name of an old song or nursery rhyme dating from at least the early 18th century. It begins: Tom, he was a piper's son, He learnt to play when he was young, And all the tune that he could play Was, ‘ Over…
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(German, Thus Spake Zarathustra ). A work by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), published in four volumes between 1883 and 1885. The work, which introduces Nietzsche's idea of the 'superman’, is in the form of a biblical narrative. Zarathustra (Zoroaster; c .628- c .551 BC) was…
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He was born into a German family of well-to-do merchants; he received his early schooling at the Isleworth International College, and as a boy he learned to play piano and violin. His father, Julius, intended him for the family wool business, and beginning around 1882 he sent Fritz (as friends and…
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Full text Article Brigg Fair

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