Arthur Somervell: River Sketches: 1 - Under the Willows
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2016 · Music
Phillip Sear plays a piece from a 1904 suite by the British composer Arthur Somervell (1863-1937). ------------------------------------------------------------------- The British composer Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) is mainly remembered today as a song composer, and in particular settings of Tennyson's 'Maud' and Housman's 'A Shropshire Lad'. However, he wrote operettas, choral music, chamber music, piano pieces etc, and taught at the Royal College of Music. His eminence as a musician was recognized with a knighthood in 1929. Thumbnail image created with Wombo Dream ( t.ly/zhJa ). #britishmusic #rivermusic #willows --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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