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Portrait by Herbert Lambert, c. 1922. Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax KCVO (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral music.
The following is a list of those born in Britain or of British citizenship who have worked in the classical music tradition. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
A blue plaque marking Parry's birthplace at 2, Richmond Terrace, Bournemouth Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, the family's country house. Hubert Parry was born in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, [1] the youngest of the six children of Thomas Gambier Parry (1816–1888) and his first wife, Isabella née Fynes-Clinton (1816–1848), of Highnam Court, Gloucestershire.
Elgar, c. 1900 Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɑːr / ⓘ; [1] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical family, and his first successes were as a songwriter.
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:20th-century Black British composers and Category:20th-century British women composers The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Vaughan Williams c. 1920. Ralph Vaughan Williams OM (/ ˌ r eɪ f v ɔː n ˈ w ɪ l j ə m z / ⓘ RAYF vawn WIL-yəmz; [1] [n 1] 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. . His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty yea
British film and television composer [115] H. Owen Reed: 1910–2014: 103: American composer, conductor and author [116] Elsa Respighi: 1894–1996: 101: Italian composer and singer; wife of fellow composer Ottorino Respighi [117] Lívia Rév: 1916–2018: 101: Hungarian classical concert pianist [118] Rosa Rio: 1902–2010: 107: American ...