21. Portrait Of Percy Grainger , 9781580460873 percy grainger (18821961) was a pianist, composer, ethnographer, essayist, and much more. The Australian-American musician aspired to the condition of a http://www.boydellandbrewer.com/www.urpress.com/80460879.HTM

Search: You do not have a java enabled browser - click here for alter native navigation Portrait of Percy Grainger Edited by Malcolm Gillies Edited by David Pear Percy Grainger (1882-1961) was a pianist, composer, ethnographer, essayist, and much more. The Australian-American musician aspired to the condition of a polymath, with strong interests in language, culture, ecology and technology. In an age of increasing specialisation Grainger held to a breathless all-roundedness. This book looks at the scrabbling diversity of Grainger's life through the eyes of others. Family and friends, pupils, musical associates and chance acquaintances recall their experiences of Percy Grainger from his boyhood in colonial Australia, through his conservatorium years in Germany, on to his early professional years in London, and further to the zenith of his career and then years of decline in the United States. In the final chapter, Grainger himself explains the driving passions of his life. Fifty illustrations, including architectural drawings, scores and machine plans, vividly depict the enthusiasms described in over ninety recollections of Grainger. A composer of over four hundred compositions and virtuoso performer in some three thousand concerts, Grainger left a large legacy. He was an important influence upon the folk-song movement in Britain, and, through such masterworks as

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24. Percy Aldridge Grainger: Born In The Late 1800's Percy Grainger's Music Is Still You have heard his music, you may have even heard rumors of his eccentricities, but the man that percy grainger became was a result of many different http://musicappreciation.suite101.com/article.cfm/percygraingerbio

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25. Percy Grainger’s Work With Music Technology. : Melbourne Indymedia Although percy grainger’s work with what he called Free Music, a music of gliding tones and beatless rhythms, is known to some, even to those who know about http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2005/02/87624.php

home newswire contact publish ... add an event features anti-war migration climate change ecology ... social movements announcements list contributors list about us contact get involved support us ... editorial policy resources activist groups syndication links search medium text image audio video themes powered by sf-active printable version email this article Percy Grainger’s Work with Music Technology. by W.B. Monday February 14, 2005 at 10:36 AM Although Percy Grainger’s work with what he called Free Music, a music of gliding tones and beatless rhythms, is known to some, even to those who know about it, it has long been assumed that the work consisted of a few badly made recordings, a couple of drawings, and the remnants of a machine or two at the Grainger Museum in Melbourne. Research conducted last year for ABC Classic FM at the Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne has revealed that Grainger’s work with Free Music was much more extensive than previously thought, with about an hour of sound recordings, and many other documents existing. The recordings reveal Grainger’s open-ended and improvisatory approach to music technology. These recordings will be discussed, as well as showing the plans for his last machine, the Electric Eye Tone Tool, and demonstrating our contemporary reconstruction of it. Picking Up The Threads of a History More Extensive Than Previously Known: Percy Grainger’s Work with Music Technology.

26. Classical Net Review - Percy Grainger On the dustjacket cover of this excellent book, the composer percy Aldridge grainger looks out like a child with a naughty secret he hopes you share, http://www.classical.net/music/books/reviews/0198166524a.html

The Internet's Premier Classical Music Source Home Basic Repertoire Composers Books and Scores ... Music Links Related Links Introduction Latest Additions Acoustics Ballet ... Composer Index Affiliates Book Review John Bird Percy Grainger Prefactory note by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. Appreciation by Leopold Stokowski. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1999. 379 pp. ISBN 0198166524 On the dust-jacket cover of this excellent book, the composer Percy Aldridge Grainger looks out like a child with a naughty secret he hopes you share, so intently that the air between you and the portrait seems to vibrate. Few composers lead outward lives especially interesting. Most don't go exploring in remote corners of the world, break up spy rings, or achieve worldly power. Whatever interest we have in them usually centers on their inner lives. Although Grainger's "inner weather" seemed to mix a boy's playroom with the Hellfire Club, his outward eccentricities and his adventures as concert pianist and brilliant inventor mark him as one of the few exceptions to the general rule. I would say by almost any measure, Grainger was a genius, or at least a polymath. With only three months of formal schooling, he managed to master composition, the piano, electronics, and several languages. Many of his friends remarked that whatever the topic of conversation, Grainger could talk not only knowledgeably, but brilliantly. Yet, to his death, he remained intellectually a precocious adolescent. He believed the most incredible nonsense: that the greatest composers all had blue eyes (he photographed Vaughan Williams's eyes not once, but twice), that there really was a white man's burden, Nordic folk were God's chosen, Jews couldn't be trusted, among other things. He transferred his prostate-cancer operation from the Mayo Clinic to Denmark because he didn't want to risk drawing a Jewish doctor. On the other hand, he was not actively vicious in this regard. He admired Gershwin's music tremendously, going so far as to arrange songs and parts of

27. Percy Grainger (Piano, Composer, Arranger) - Short Biography From 1901 to 1914 percy grainger lived in London, where he befriended and was influenced by composer Edvard Grieg. Grieg had a longstanding interest in the http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Grainger-Percy.htm

Introduction Cantatas Other Vocal Non-Vocal ... Z Percy Grainger (Piano, Composer, Arranger) Born: July 8, 1882 - Brighton, suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Died: February 20, 1961 - White Plains, New York The Australian-born American pianist and composer, Percy Aldridge Grainger, was born to a father who was an architect who emigrated from London, England, and and to a mother, Rose, who was the daughter of hoteliers from Adelaide, South Australia, also of English immigrant stock. His father was an alcoholic. When Grainger was age 11, his parents separated after his mother contracted syphilis from his father, who then returned to London. Grainger's mother was domineering and possessive, although cultured; she recognised his musical abilities, and took him to Europe in 1895 to study at Dr. Hoch's conservatory in Frankfurt. There he displayed his talents as a musical experimenter, using irregular and unusual meters. From 1901 to 1914 Percy Grainger lived in London, where he befriended and was influenced by composer Edvard Grieg. Grieg had a longstanding interest in the folk songs of his native Norway, and Grainger developed a particular interest in recording the folk songs of rural England. During this period, Grainger also wrote and performed piano compositions that presaged the forthcoming popularization of the tone cluster by Leo Ornstein and Henry Cowell. Percy Grainger moved to the USA at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. His 1916 piano composition

28. Percy Grainger Choral Composer percy grainger was born July 8, 1882, in Melbourne, Australia. He studied piano as a child and gave his first recital in 1895, at the age of twelve. http://www.singers.com/composers/percygrainger.html

Percy Grainger Percy Grainger was born July 8, 1882, in Melbourne, Australia. He studied piano as a child and gave his first recital in 1895, at the age of twelve. Grainger moved with his mother, Rose Grainger, to Frankfurt, Germany, for more musical studies. In 1901, Grainger and his mother moved on to London, where he became well known as a concert pianist. Even though Grainger was best known for his compositions based on folk music, he was more interested in developing a form of music that was free from the tonal and rhythmic rules of Western art music. He wanted to create music with pitches that could glide seamlessly from one to the next, to imitate the motion of waves. His first attempt at writing this kind of music was Free Music No. 1 for string quartet. Afterward, he rewrote it for four theremins. Starting in 1945, Grainger worked with a physics teacher, Burnett Cross, to invent and build machines that could perform the "free music" that Grainger wanted to compose. Together they designed about four different machines. The "Reed-Box Tone-Tool" and the "Kangaroo Pouch Tone-Tool" are now in the Grainger Museum in Melbourne, Australia. Choral Discography Polyphony At Twilight Percy Grainger: - Irish Tune from County Derry - Dollar and a Half a Day - Shenandoah - Stormy - The Gypsy's Wedding Day - Brigg Fair - Mo nighean dubh - O Mistress Mine Edvard Grieg: - Four Psalms:

29. Howstuffworks "Grainger, Percy Aldridge - Encyclopedia Entry" Learn about grainger, percy Aldridge. Read our encyclopedia entry on grainger, percy Aldridge. http://reference.howstuffworks.com/grainger-percy-aldridge-encyclopedia.htm

HowStuffWorks.com RSS Make HowStuffWorks your homepage Get Newsletter Search HowStuffWorks and the web: Encyclopedia Humanities Music Biographies ... Other Composers Learn about Other Musical Composers and get biographical information on Other Musical Composers. Related Categories: REFERENCE LINKS PRINT EMAIL Grainger, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Percy Aldridge (1882-1961), was an Australian-born composer and pianist. His best-known compositions are based on the folk music of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Among these is Molly on the Shore in versions for orchestra, small orchestra, strings, and piano. His choral works include Green Bushes, Marching Song of Democracy, and Tribute to Foster. Grainger was also a music experimenter. For example, his Free Music for Theremin uses one of the earliest electronic instruments. Grainger's music has become popular with wind bands. Related Topics: Nielsen, NEEL suhn, Carl August (1865-1931), was one of Denmark's greatest composers. His music was not widely performed during his lifetime, but... Sculthorpe, Peter

30. Schott Music - Grainger, Percy Aldridge percy Aldridge grainger was born on 8 July 1882 in Brighton, Victoria (Australia), to the renowned architect John H. grainger. His musical talent showed http://www.schott-music.com/shop/artists/1/show,7741.html

Composers Featured composers Grainger, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Percy Aldridge born: 07/08/1882 died: 02/20/1961 nationality: Australia Upcoming: Shepherd's Hey St. John's, Smith Square - London - United Kingdom Lincolnshire Posy St. Cuthbert's Church - Wells - United Kingdom Profile Performances Stage and Concert Works (hire material) Works available on sale ... Sound Clips Percy Aldridge Grainger was born on 8 July 1882 in Brighton, Victoria (Australia), to the renowned architect John H. Grainger. His musical talent showed when he was only a young boy. Aged twelve, he went on his first concert tour as a pianist. In 1895, he travelled to Europe where he studied piano and composition at the Dr. Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt for four years. Between 1901 and 1914 he lived in London, where he gradually gained fame as a composer and piano virtuoso. His co-operation with Schott started in 1911, when the increasing recognition of his works manifested itself through performances in London Queen's Hall and the Aeolien Hall, for instance. In these days his friendship with the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg developed. Grieg's devotion to the music of his country inspired Grainger to occupy himself with English folk music. With a phonograph he collected numerous examples of English folk music, which he later linked into his own compositions. Also, in these days, his close friendships with composers like Frederic Delius, Cyril Scott or with personalities of English music life like Herman Sanby and Balfour Gardiner developed.

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33. Cyrusfarivar.com » Blog Archive » On Percy Grainger The first piece that I ever heard by percy grainger was “Molly on the Shore“. Its ticktock opening of the lower clarinet and bassoon voices provide an http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=1498

34. The Jon Rose Web - Articles - Percy Grainger........a Little Background Informat grainger was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1882 and died in White Plains, New York in 1961. Although he had a huge reputation in his lifetime as a http://www.jonroseweb.com/c_articles_grainger_notes.html

Percy Grainger........ a little background information percy grainger G rainger was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1882 and died in White Plains, New York in 1961. Although he had a huge reputation in his lifetime as a virtuoso pianist and composer of easy listening pieces such as Country Gardens and Molly on the Shore, amongst contemporary music fans, he is often hailed as innovator and wayward genius. He predicted and experimented with many 20th century music concepts before they became known and credited through the work of other composers. For example, Grainger's The Warriors written in 1913 seems to predict Charles Ives with its use of offstage brass band, rhythmic complexities, masses of tuned percussion, use of two conductors and outbursts of spiky dissonance in basically a tonal piece. Random Round , from 1912, anticipates the indeterminate aleatory music of John Cage and Stockhausen (in the piece, musicians are free to start playing when ever they like...not much of a new idea for improvising musicians but for the composed music of the time, quite radical!) T hroughout Grainger's whole career, he was busy trying to realise the concept of Free Music; a music free from the tonal or atonal structures of western music. Towards the end of his life, he built (with Burnet Cross) a number of Free Music machines out of industrial waste and junk capable of 'non-harmony' and 'gliding tones'. His first experiments with Beatless Music were started as early as 1899 with his piece

35. Untitled Document Notes and lyrics with extended commentary by John Roberts and Tony Barrand in connection with their recording on Golden Hind Music. http://www.sover.net/~barrand/rgh/grainger.html

John Roberts and Tony Barrand on Golden Hind Music HEARTOUTBURSTS Lincolnshire Folksongs collected by Parcy Grainger Notes and Lyrics A few years ago we were invited to take part in a weekend festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where the School of Music at Salem College was hosting a festival honoring the memory of Percy Grainger. Participants included Frederick Fennell, founder and former director of the Eastman School of Music Wind Ensemble, a longtime popularizer of Grainger1s compositions; Stewart Manville, archivist of the Percy Grainger Library in White Plains, New York; Nigel Coxe, a concert pianist with an all-Grainger recording among his credits; and Barbara Lister-Sink, also a pianist, and Dean of the Salem College School of Music. Our role was to present a program of some of the folksongs Grainger collected in England during the early 1900s, many of which he subsequently used in his own arrangements and compositions. This recording is an extension of that project. Grainger espoused the cause of English folksong with his characteristic energetic enthusiasm. Along with Frank Kidson and Lucy Broadwood, both folksong collectors and stalwarts of the Folk Song Society, he attended the North Lincolnshire Musical Competition Festival of 1905 in the market town of Brigg. Among the events was a folksong competition won by Joseph Taylor, who was to become the best of Grainger's source singers. Grainger noted a number of songs in Brigg, some of which were published in the next issue of the

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Pearson School Home About Us Support Shopping Cart Percy Grainger Percy Grainger was born July 8, 1882, in Melbourne, Australia. He studied piano as a child and gave his first recital in 1895, at the age of twelve. Like most children, Grainger enjoyed playing outdoors. He wondered why music could not be as free as the sounds of nature. Grainger moved with his mother, Rose Grainger, to Frankfurt, Germany, for more musical studies. In 1901, Grainger and his mother moved on to London, where he became well known as a concert pianist. Like , Percy Grainger was interested in collecting and preserving folk songs. While he lived in London, he traveled around England, collecting and transcribing folk songs. He recorded these songs on a wax-cylinder phonograph. Grainger believed that folk songs were a good source for learning the history of certain communities. Folk songs were important to Grainger for another reason as well. He wanted to be a composer. He used the folk songs he collected as the basis for many of his pieces, including Lincolnshire Posy.

37. The Free Music Machines Of Percy Grainger - Linz percy Aldridge grainger, composer and pianist, was born in Brighton Australia in 1882 and died in White Plains NY in 1961. A highly eccentric individual http://www.rainerlinz.net/NMA/articles/FreeMusic.html

The Free Music Machines of Percy Grainger. Rainer Linz Percy Aldridge Grainger, composer and pianist, was born in Brighton Australia in 1882 and died in White Plains NY in 1961. A highly eccentric individual with a broad range of musical and other interests, he is remembered on three continents for various aspects of his musical achievements. In Europe he is best remembered for his popular arrangements of English folk tunes such as the 'evergreen' Country Gardens . In America many people will know him as a composer and arranger of brass band music. In Australia he is remembered chiefly for his musical innovations and for what he called 'Free Music'. Despite his populist activities, Grainger was a forward thinking musician who anticipated many innovations in twentieth century music well before they became established in the work of other composers. In his early career, like Bartok, he was an active collector and documenter of folk songs, including those of the South Pacific region. As early as 1899 he was working with so-called "beatless music", using metric successions (including such sequences as 2/4, 2½/4, 3/4, 2 ½ /4, 3/8 etc) inspired by the irregular rhythmic patterns of speech. His use of chance procedures in Random Round of 1912 predates John Cage(!), and he composed "unplayable" music onto player piano rolls while Conlon Nancarrow was still a child.

38. Percy Grainger ‘warts And All’ : The Voice : News : The University Of Australianborn concert pianist and composer, percy Aldridge grainger (1882–1961) left substantial evidence of his very creative life in his http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_3692.html

Home Uni Students Research ... Home Menu News Media releases The University of Melbourne Voice Research Review ... Got a Story? News Search: Any Publication Media Releases The Voice (previously UniNews) Melbourne Update Staff News Research Review Any Topic Business Sport Politics Law Technology Entertainment Education Arts Other Any UniNews UniNews China India Goulburn Valley McMillan Any UniNews Volume Vol 12 (2003) Vol 13 (2004) Vol 14 (2005) Vol 15 (2006) Vol 16 (2007) Vol 17 (2008) Pre-2003 Editions Any UniNews No's No 1 No 2 No 3 No 4 No 5 No 6 No 7 No 8 No 9 No 10 No 11 No 12 No 13 No 14 No 15 No 16 No 17 No 18 No 19 No 20 No 21 No 22 No 23 No 24 No 25 Any Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Any Year UniNews Vol. 15, No. 17 18 September - 2 October 2006 ] The National Library of Australia (NLA) launched Facing Percy Grainger in July this year. This large scale exhibition is the result of a collaboration between curators from the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University and exhibition staff at the NLA. He also became a popular teacher at the Interlochen summer music camp in Illinois, where many an aspiring musician experienced the discipline of his baton and the rigours of his arrangements.

39. YouTube - Percy Grainger: Grieg Peer Gynt "Hall/Mountain King" DuoArt Reproducing Piano Roll A-58Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46No. 4 In the Hall of the Mountain King Grieg-graingerpercy Aldridge grainger, piano. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tobe2_O0u_0

40. Percy (Aldridge) Grainger Biography (1882–1961) (originally George Percy Gr He often returned to Australia, and in 1935 founded the grainger Museum at Melbourne. End of Article percy (Aldridge) grainger Biography (1882–1961) http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/Cambridge/entries/097/Percy-Aldridge-Grainger.html

Online Encyclopedia Search over 48,000 terms in the online reference dictionary. Bookmark at del.icio.us Percy (Aldridge) Grainger Biography (originally George Percy Grainger Composer and pianist, born in Melbourne, Victoria, SE Australia. A child prodigy on piano, he studied in Melbourne and Frankfurt, and became a travelling virtuoso based in London. After making a sensational US debut (1915) with the piano concerto by his friend Grieg, he remained in the USA for most of the rest of his life. He championed the revival of folk music in such works as ‘Molly on the Shore’ and ‘Shepherd's Hey’ (1911), but was also one of the first to compose for electronic instruments. He often returned to Australia, and in 1935 founded the Grainger Museum at Melbourne. End of Article: Percy (Aldridge) Grainger Biography (originally George Percy Grainger See Also Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part. Link to this article directly: Percy (Aldridge) Grainger Percy (Duncan) Haughton [next] [back] Percy var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 18833; var dc_AdLinkColor = 'red'; var dc_isBoldActive= 'no'; var dc_adprod='ADL';

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