Percy E. Fletcher: Wonder-Eyes (Song-intermezzo)
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2017 · Music
Phillip Sear plays a charming period-piece from 1917 by the British composer Percy Fletcher (1879-1932) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The British composer Percy (Eastman) Fletcher (1879-1932) is largely forgotten, although I have performed with a choir his carol 'Ring Out Wild Bells'. He studied violin, piano and organ, but made a career as a London West End music director, notably of 'Chu Chin Chow' in the First World War years. He wrote many light orchestral suites and some piano and vocal music, and also one of the first tone poems for brass band. For more information, see http://bit.ly/VOatR5 to which I am indebted for this video description. I am not sure where the title comes from, but it might be a reference to the 1858 American children's story 'Old Wonder-Eyes' by 'Grace Greenwood' (Sara Lippincott) - Wonder-Eyes being the owl shown sitting at the foot of the bed in the thumbnail illustration. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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