Songs of Sunset, the Glossary
Songs of Sunset is a work by Frederick Delius, written in 1906–07, and scored for mezzo-soprano and baritone soli, SATB chorus and large orchestra.[1]
Table of Contents
40 relations: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Baritone, Bo Holten, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Bryn Terfel, Charles Groves, Choir, Cynara (Delius), Elberfeld, Eric Fenby, Ernest Dowson, Eton College, Frederick Delius, Hans Haym, Henriette Bonde-Hansen, Janet Baker, Jelka Rosen, Johan Reuter, John Cameron (baritone), John Shirley-Quirk, Julia Culp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maureen Forrester, Mezzo-soprano, Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra, Paris: The Song of a Great City, Peter Warlock, Queen's Hall, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Richard Hickox, Roy Henderson (baritone), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sally Burgess, Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), SATB, Thomas Allen (baritone), Thomas Beecham.
- Choral compositions by Frederick Delius
- Musical settings of poems by Ernest Dowson
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
The Aarhus Symfoniorkester (Aarhus Symphony Orchestra) is the principal orchestra for the Danish city of Aarhus.
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Ambrosian Singers
The Ambrosian Singers are an English choral group based in London.
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Baritone
A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types.
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Bo Holten
Bo Holten (born 22 October 1948) is a Danish composer and conductor.
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an English orchestra, founded in 1893 and originally based in Bournemouth.
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Bryn Terfel
Sir Bryn Terfel Jones, (born 9 November 1965; known professionally as Bryn Terfel), is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer.
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Charles Groves
Sir Charles Barnard Groves CBE (10 March 191520 June 1992) was an English conductor.
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Choir
A choir (also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.
Cynara (Delius)
Cynara is a setting by Frederick Delius of a poem by Ernest Dowson, for solo baritone voice and orchestra. Songs of Sunset and Cynara (Delius) are musical settings of poems by Ernest Dowson.
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Elberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.
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Eric Fenby
Eric William Fenby OBE (22 April 190618 February 1997) was an English composer, conductor, pianist, organist and teacher who is best known for being Frederick Delius's amanuensis from 1928 to 1934.
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Ernest Dowson
Ernest Christopher Dowson (2 August 186723 February 1900) was an English poet, novelist, and short-story writer who is often associated with the Decadent movement.
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Eton College
Eton College is a 13–18 public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, England.
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Frederick Delius
Delius, photographed in 1907 Frederick Theodore Albert Delius (born Fritz Theodor Albert Delius;; 29 January 1862 – 10 June 1934) was an English composer.
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Hans Haym
Hans Haym (29 November 1860 – 15 February 1921) was a German conductor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Henriette Bonde-Hansen
Henriette Bonde-Hansen (born 1963) is a Danish operatic soprano who made her début at Den Jyske Opera in Aarhus in 1993.
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Janet Baker
Dame Janet Abbott Baker (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer.
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Jelka Rosen
Hélène Sophie Emilie Rosen, later known as Jelka Delius (30 December 186828 May 1935), was a German painter, best known as the wife of the English composer Frederick Delius.
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Johan Reuter
Johan Reuter (born 1969) is a Danish baritone and opera singer.
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John Cameron (baritone)
John Ewen Cameron (20 March 191829 March 2002) was an Australian baritone singer, who made most of his career in Britain.
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John Shirley-Quirk
John Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 19317 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone.
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Julia Culp
Julia Bertha Culp (6 October 188013 October 1970), the "Dutch nightingale", was an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano in the years 1901–1919.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London.
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Maureen Forrester
Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, (July 25, 1930 – June 16, 2010) was a Canadian operatic contralto.
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Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.
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Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano)
Nancy Evans OBE (19 March 1915 – 20 August 2000) was an English mezzo-soprano who had a notable career as a concert and opera singer.
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Orchestra
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
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Paris: The Song of a Great City
Paris: The Song of a Great City (full title: Paris, A Night Piece – The Song of a Great City) is a nocturne for orchestra composed by Frederick Delius over the period of 1899–1900.
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Peter Warlock
Philip Arnold Heseltine (30 October 189417 December 1930), known by the pseudonym Peter Warlock, was a British composer and music critic.
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Queen's Hall
The Queen's Hall was a concert hall in Langham Place, London, opened in 1893.
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Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England.
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Richard Hickox
Richard Sidney Hickox (5 March 1948 – 23 November 2008) was an English conductor of choral, orchestral and operatic music.
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Roy Henderson (baritone)
Roy Galbraith Henderson CBE (4 July 1899 – 16 March 2000) was a British baritone singer, conductor and teacher.
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is a music organisation based in Liverpool, England, that manages a professional symphony orchestra, a concert venue, and extensive programmes of learning through music.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London.
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Sally Burgess
Sally Burgess FRCM (born 9 October 1953) is a South African-born British operatic lyric mezzo-soprano, opera director, and educator.
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Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)
Sarah Elizabeth Royle Walker (born 11 March 1943) is an English mezzo-soprano.
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SATB
SATB is an initialism that describes the scoring of compositions for choirs or consorts of instruments.
Thomas Allen (baritone)
Sir Thomas Boaz Allen (born 10 September 1944) is an English operatic baritone.
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Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 18798 March 1961) was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras.
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See also
Choral compositions by Frederick Delius
- A Mass of Life
- A Song of the High Hills
- Requiem (Delius)
- Sea Drift (Delius)
- Songs of Sunset
- Two Songs to be sung of a summer night on the water
Musical settings of poems by Ernest Dowson
- Cynara (Delius)
- Songs of Sunset