Haydn Wood (arr. H. M. Higgs): Roses of Picardy
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2017 · Music
Phillip Sear plays Haydn Wood's famous 1916 song in a piano arrangement by H. M. Higgs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The British composer and violinist Haydn Wood (1882-1959) studied at the Royal College of Music in London, learning composition there with Stanford. His violin playing there gained the admiration of no less that Sarasate and Joachim. He subsequently toured as a violinist, but also had a successful career as a composer of songs and light orchestral music. 'Roses of Picardy', written for his wife, the soprano Dorothy Court, is his most famous work today, particularly with its First World War associations. This 1917 piano arrangement is by Henry Marcellus Higgs (1855-1929), an English composer and organist, who wrote music for organ, piano and violin, and also served as chief music editor for Wood's publisher Chappell for 20 years. My thumbnail shows a detail from some vintage song sheet music. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianogems
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