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Sir Arthur Somervell

Sir Arthur Somervell (5 June 1863 – 2 May 1937) was an English composer and educationalist. After Hubert Parry, he was one of the most successful and influential writers of art song in the English music renaissance of the 1890s–1900s. According to Michael Hurd, his most important work is found in the five song cycles, particularly his settings of Tennyson in Maud (1898) and Housman in A Shropshire…

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Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
June 5th, 1863
Died
May 2nd, 1937
Genres
Labels
Naxos
Hyperion
Last updated: February 24th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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