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| Era | 20th century |
| Birth - Death | 8 July, 1882 – 20 February, 1961 |
| Summary | Percy Aldridge Grainger was a prolific composer and a virtuoso pianist with an international reputation. Australian-born, he is remembered as his country's greatest composer; in England he is considered an important figure in the preservation and arrangement of English folk song, and in the United States, where he lived most of his life, he is highly regarded as a music educator, composer and arranger of band music. His genius also encompassed an extraordinary facility for languages, a strong talent for design and an innovative approach to musicology. |
| Video | Molly on the Shore |
| More Information | Grainger Museum - the Grainger Collection at the University of Melbourne Australian Music Centre: Percy Grainger - Picture, biography, and list of works and recordings. Classical Music Archives: Grainger - Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI format. Classical Music Reviews: Graingerc Edition Vol.2 - Songs for Baritone. Varcoe/Thwaites (Chandos) Grainger, George Percy Aldridge - Biography following him from Australia through Europe and into the United States noting his varied styles and best-remembered works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. Heartoutbursts: Lincolnshire Folksongs Collected by Percy Grainger - Notes and lyrics with extended commentary by John Roberts and Tony Barrand in connection with their recording on Golden Hind Music. Percy Grainger plays Grainger - Nimbus Records, Grand Piano, NI 8809 Percy Aldridge Grainger - Extensive list of art songs and the Jungle Book cycle from the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music. Percy Grainger Society; - Biographical article Alphabetical List of Works Interview with Warren Burt and Barry Ould on the George Negus show - Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Free Music Machines of Percy Grainger - by Rainer Linz Music for Saxophone by Percy Grainger The International Percy Grainger Society (USA) Lincolnshire Folk Archive Grainger Collection The Significance of Percy Grainger - by Timothy Reynish |
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