"Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey. It was also recorded in 1941 by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Eugene Goossens. It had already received its American premiere on 20 December 1920 when the New York Symphony Orchestra played it under the baton of Albert Coates. It is most unlikely that OUP sanctioned the use of the 1920 version in Goossens' recording, since Vaughan Williams had withdrawn it and all scores of the 1933 revision carry the statement ""This revised edition supersedes the Original Version which should no longer be used"". However, this recording was made in the"
"period as a freelance musicologist. Since the mid-1960s, when he composed his ""Phoenix Mass"", he has received commissions for new works from several important ensembles, including the English Chamber Orchestra and the Nash Ensemble. Three major orchestral works: ""The Spirit's Harvest"" (1985), ""Time's Arrow"" (1990), ""Visions and Journeys"" (2002) and ""Of Land, Sea and Sky"" (2016) were all premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at The Proms in London. He has also composed a ""Concerto for Orchestra"" (1974) and other orchestral pieces, as well as chamber, instrumental and choral works. His String Quartet No. 2 (2010) won the Chamber category"
"Titanic Symphony Titanic Symphony is Richard Kastle's third symphony and is based on the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It is a four movement piece for orchestra that starts out with the ship leaving the dock on her maiden voyage. It doesn't sink until the last movement. The rhythm of the sea was vital to the creation of the piece so he composed it on Venice Beach where he lived in the late 1980s. The symphony was premiered on November 6, 1999 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center with Kastle conducting the orchestra. He recorded “Ida’s Love Theme” as a"
"of the sea, drawing together the poetry of Seán Street, the psalm 'They that go down to the sea in ships', and the words of the shipping forecast itself. Recent commissions include the Musicians' Benevolent Fund St Cecilia anthem for the service of St Cecilia at St Paul's Cathedral, sung by the joint choirs of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral, and liturgical works for Durham and Liverpool Cathedrals. Future works include commissions from the BBC for Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir, the winner of the BBC Radio 3 2008 Choir of the Year: the Welsh Chamber Orchestra, Jeremy"
"Blue Sea"", released in 2011, directed by Terence Davies and starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston, featured in its soundtrack Barber's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14, performed by Hilary Hahn and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff. Samuel Barber Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. He is one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century; music critic Donal Henahan stated that ""probably no other American composer has ever enjoyed such early, such persistent and such long-lasting acclaim.""."
"of the Sea"" (1904) and ""Songs of the Fleet"" (1910), Edward Elgar's ""Sea Pictures"" (1899) and Ralph Vaughan Williams' choral work, ""A Sea Symphony"" (1903–1909). The English composer Frank Bridge wrote an orchestral suite called ""The Sea"" in 1911, also completed at Eastbourne. ""Four Sea Interludes"" (1945) is an orchestral suite by Benjamin Britten that forms part of his opera ""Peter Grimes"". The burial of entire or cremated bodies at sea has been practised by countries around the world since ancient times, with instances recorded from the ancient civilisations in Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Practices vary by country and by"
"Wood, founding conductor of the Proms, and friend of Vaughan Williams. Sea Songs Sea Songs is an arrangement of three British sea-songs by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It is based on the songs ""Princess Royal"", ""Admiral Benbow"" and ""Portsmouth"". The work is a march of roughly four minutes duration. It follows a ternary structure, with opening material based on ""Princess Royal"" and ""Admiral Benbow"", with ""Portsmouth"" forming the central section before a return to the opening material featuring the first two songs. The march was arranged for military band in 1923 as the second movement of ""English Folk"
"On Shore and Sea On Shore and Sea is a ""dramatic cantata"" composed by Arthur Sullivan, with words by Tom Taylor. Sullivan completed this work to open the Royal Albert Hall, and it was performed at the opening of the London International Exhibition of art and industry on 1 May 1871. The concert featured works commissioned from Italy, France, Germany, and Great Britain. Charles Gounod was the French representative. The cantata has an appropriately international flavour, telling of war and reunion, based on a 16th-century conflict between Christians and Moors at a time when conflict raged between the Saracen settlements"
"their beloved ones. The sorrow of separation is turned to rejoicing; La Sposina and Il Marinaho will live and die in each other's arms. The cantata ends with a paean to the blessedness of Peace, inviting all nations to her temple. On Shore and Sea On Shore and Sea is a ""dramatic cantata"" composed by Arthur Sullivan, with words by Tom Taylor. Sullivan completed this work to open the Royal Albert Hall, and it was performed at the opening of the London International Exhibition of art and industry on 1 May 1871. The concert featured works commissioned from Italy, France,"
"most important book; and ""Style in Musical Art"", collected Oxford lectures (1911). Hubert Parry Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (27 February 18487 October 1918) was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song ""Jerusalem"", his 1902 setting for the coronation anthem ""I was glad"", the choral and orchestral ode ""Blest Pair of Sirens"", and the hymn tune ""Repton"", which sets the words ""Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"". His orchestral works include five symphonies and a set of Symphonic Variations."
"Adrian Snell Adrian Snell (born 1954) is an English pianist, keyboard player, singer and composer. Classically trained at the Leeds College of Music and with a music diploma to his name (LGSM), Adrian's musical career spans nearly four decades. During this time he has produced twenty-three original albums: seventeen solo albums and six major concept works. His major commissions include: ‘The Virgin’ from the BBC, ‘The Passion’, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and premièred on BBC Radio One, ‘The Cry: A Requiem for the Lost Child’, premièred at St Paul’s Cathedral in aid of Save the Children, and numerous"
"Simon Lole Simon Lole (b 23 December 1957) is well known as a choral director, organist, composer, arranger and broadcaster. He was organist of Barking Parish Church (1978–80), Croydon Parish Church (1980–85), Director of Music at St. Mary's, Warwick (1985–94) before becoming Organist and Director of Music at Sheffield Cathedral (1994–1997) and then at Salisbury Cathedral (1997–2005), He spent two periods as Acting Director of Chapel Music at Jesus College, Cambridge (2006 and 2009). He has composed over 60 published works. Best known are ""The Father's Love"" (RSCM), ""The Journey"" (RSCM), ""I am the bread of life"" (RSCM),""Shall we not"
"Choir"". He is married with two daughters and a son. Simon Lole Simon Lole (b 23 December 1957) is well known as a choral director, organist, composer, arranger and broadcaster. He was organist of Barking Parish Church (1978–80), Croydon Parish Church (1980–85), Director of Music at St. Mary's, Warwick (1985–94) before becoming Organist and Director of Music at Sheffield Cathedral (1994–1997) and then at Salisbury Cathedral (1997–2005), He spent two periods as Acting Director of Chapel Music at Jesus College, Cambridge (2006 and 2009). He has composed over 60 published works. Best known are ""The Father's Love"" (RSCM), ""The Journey"""
"La mer (Debussy) La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre (French for The sea, three symphonic sketches for orchestra), or simply La mer (i.e. The Sea), L. 109, is an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude Debussy. Composed between 1903 and 1905, the piece was premiered in Paris in October 1905. It was initially not well received; even some who had been strong supporters of Debussy's work were unenthusiastic. But the work was given in the US in 1907 and Britain in 1908, and after it second performance in Paris, in 1908, it quickly became one of Debussy's most"
"Gordon Archbold Slater Gordon Archbold Slater D.Mus. FRCO (1896–1979) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Leicester Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral. He was a composer of organ, piano and choral music. Three hymn tunes appear in well-known and well-used books. 'St Botolph' is very widely sung to the words """"Jesu the Very Thought of Thee"""" (or """"To Mary, Mother of our God"""") 'Bilsdale' was sung by generations of children to the words """"I love God's tiny creatures"""" whilst 'Fountains Abbey' with an 8.4.8.4.10.10. metre alternates between triple and duple time. One of his pupils was Dennis Townhill, later organist"
"Robert Simpson (composer) Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer and long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster. He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music (particularly those in the key classical forms: 11 symphonies and 15 string quartets), and for his writings on the music of Beethoven, Bruckner, Nielsen and Sibelius. He studied composition under Herbert Howells. Remarkably for a living contemporary composer, a Robert Simpson Society was formed in 1980 by individuals concerned that Simpson's music had been unfairly neglected. The Society aims to bring Simpson's music to a wider"
"Malcolm Arnold Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. His output of works features music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music for brass band and wind band. He wrote extensively for the theatre, with five ballets specially commissioned by the Royal Ballet, as well as two operas and a musical. He also produced scores for more than a hundred films, among these ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"" (1957), for which he won an Oscar. Malcolm Arnold was"
"produced by the British government. He also conducted Britten's ""Simple Symphony"" with the RPO. Malcolm Sargent Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works. The musical ensembles with which he was associated included the Ballets Russes, the Huddersfield Choral Society, the Royal Choral Society, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and the London Philharmonic, Hallé, Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and Royal Philharmonic orchestras. Sargent was held in high esteem by choirs and instrumental soloists, but because of his high standards and"
"suburb of London) on 16 November 2006. He was divorced and had several children, one daughter having died at the age of four. John Veale John Douglas Louis Veale (15 June 1922 – 16 November 2006) was an English classical composer. He was born in Shortlands, Bromley, Kent; his father, Douglas Veale, later served as Registrar of the University of Oxford (1930–1958) and received a knighthood. John Veale was educated at Repton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (his father's old college), alongside Kenneth Tynan. As a composer, he was largely self-taught, but took some lessons from Egon Wellesz, Thomas Armstrong,"
"Sea Songs Sea Songs is an arrangement of three British sea-songs by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It is based on the songs ""Princess Royal"", ""Admiral Benbow"" and ""Portsmouth"". The work is a march of roughly four minutes duration. It follows a ternary structure, with opening material based on ""Princess Royal"" and ""Admiral Benbow"", with ""Portsmouth"" forming the central section before a return to the opening material featuring the first two songs. The march was arranged for military band in 1923 as the second movement of ""English Folk Song Suite"", and the world premiere of the suite was given"
"Spa and director of music at Warwick School. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music with C.H. Trevor. In 1944 he married Barbara Hill, a pianist and harpsichordist. He composed one piece which remained unpublished in his lifetime, a Festal Jubilate for choir and organ. A number of Anglican chants by him are still in the repertoire of some Cathedrals and major churches. He was one of the editors of Secular and Sacred Music published in 1966. Martindale Sidwell Professor Martindale Sidwell FRCO (23 February 1916 – 20 February 1998) was an English organist, composer and teacher. John William"
"Malcolm Arnold, the English composer, who is best remembered for his nine symphonies and also wrote the scores for many films including ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"", ""Whistle Down the Wind"", ""Hobson's Choice"", and ""The Inn of the Sixth Happiness"". Sir Malcolm, who was born in Northampton, died in 2006 aged 84. Admission is granted primarily to members of the Church of England fed by the link schools of All Saints CEVA Primary School, Collingtree CEVA Primary School, St Andrew’s CEVA Primary School, St James’ CEVA Primary School, St Luke’s CEVA Primary School, Weston Favell CEVA Primary School, or"
"Samson (Handel) Samson (HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio by George Frideric Handel, considered one of his finest dramatic works. It is usually performed as an oratorio in concert form, but on occasions has also been staged as an opera. The well-known arias ""Let the bright Seraphim"" (for soprano) and ""Total eclipse"" (for tenor) are often performed separately in concert. The German-born Handel had been resident in London since 1712 and had there enjoyed great success as a composer of Italian operas. His opportunities to set English texts to music had been more limited; he had spent the years 1717"
"of the piece. Rick Riordan wrote a novel in the Percy Jackson series entitled ""The Sea of Monsters"", which was also turned into a film with the title """". Sea of Monsters ""Sea of Monsters"" is an instrumental orchestral piece conducted and composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin for the ""Yellow Submarine"" film and was the fourth track on the orchestral Side 2 of the film's soundtrack album by The Beatles, released in 1969. The piece was recorded by a 41-piece orchestra at Abbey Road studios on 22–23 October 1968. The piece, along with the rest of the film"
"""The Lawnmower Man"", ""Stargate"", ""Tombstone"", ""RoboCop"" and ""Young Sherlock Holmes"". Sinfonia of London The Sinfonia of London is the name of two distinct session orchestras based in London, England. The original ensemble of this name was founded in 1955 by Gordon Walker, an eminent flautist of his time, specifically for the recording of film music. The orchestra came into being when there was a split in the future direction of the London Symphony Orchestra, many LSO players leaving to join the Sinfonia of London in order to undertake the more lucrative film soundtrack work. The orchestra appeared in the musical"
"Victor Hely-Hutchinson Christian Victor Hely-Hutchinson (26 December 1901 – 11 March 1947) was a British composer. He is best known for the ""Carol Symphony"" and for humorous song-settings. Hely-Hutchinson was born in Cape Town, Cape Colony (now in South Africa). His father, Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, was the governor of Cape Colony from 1901 to 1910 during the Boer War. He initially lived in Kent, then moved back to South Africa in 1907. He was taught the piano by Dr Thomas Barrow Dowling (1861 - 1926), the organist of Cape Town cathedral. Victor was a child prodigy, composing many pieces before"
"solo piece for piano on his Royce Concerto album in 1992 and performed the piano arrangement of the third movement on a national tour with comedian Jay Leno. Titanic Symphony Titanic Symphony is Richard Kastle's third symphony and is based on the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It is a four movement piece for orchestra that starts out with the ship leaving the dock on her maiden voyage. It doesn't sink until the last movement. The rhythm of the sea was vital to the creation of the piece so he composed it on Venice Beach where he lived in the"
"Hubert Parry Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (27 February 18487 October 1918) was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song ""Jerusalem"", his 1902 setting for the coronation anthem ""I was glad"", the choral and orchestral ode ""Blest Pair of Sirens"", and the hymn tune ""Repton"", which sets the words ""Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"". His orchestral works include five symphonies and a set of Symphonic Variations. After early attempts to work in insurance, at his father's behest, Parry"
"Sea of Monsters ""Sea of Monsters"" is an instrumental orchestral piece conducted and composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin for the ""Yellow Submarine"" film and was the fourth track on the orchestral Side 2 of the film's soundtrack album by The Beatles, released in 1969. The piece was recorded by a 41-piece orchestra at Abbey Road studios on 22–23 October 1968. The piece, along with the rest of the film score, was tied to the visuals of the film. Martin interpolated, along with the various other effects, a section from Bach's Air on the G String toward the end"
"It also contains 5 symphonies(Number 1,3,4,6 and A Conversation Symphony for 2 Orchestras. It was given a favorable review in Gramophone Magazine in 1989. John Marsh (composer) John Marsh (31 May 1752 – 31 October 1828) was an English gentleman, composer, diarist and writer born in Dorking, England. A lawyer by training, he is known to have written at least 350 compositions, including at least 39 symphonies. While today known primarily for his music, he also had strong interest in other fields, including astronomy and philosophy, and wrote books about astronomy, music, religion, and geometry. Marsh lived in Dorking, Gosport,"
"Christopher Seaman Christopher Seaman (born 7 March 1942, Faversham) is a British conductor, the son of Albert Edward Seaman and Ethel Margery Seaman. He was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School and The King's School, Canterbury, and later studied at King's College, Cambridge. From 1964 to 1968, he was principal timpanist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, before his appointment from 1968 to 1970 as assistant conductor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO). He later served as the BBC SSO's principal conductor, from 1971 to 1977. Seaman has also held the post of Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor"
"Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 4 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. Mendelssohn wrote symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. His best-known works include his Overture and incidental music for ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", the ""Italian Symphony"", the ""Scottish Symphony"", the overture ""The Hebrides"", his mature Violin Concerto, and his String Octet. His ""Songs Without Words"" are his most famous solo piano compositions. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism"
"(suite); ""Pull Up Your Socks"" (1960) Library music/genre pieces: B""lue Days at Sea, Busy Life, Country Market, Enchantment, Fairy Cobweb, Feather on the Breeze, Frivolity, Gala, Golden Harvest, Hackney Carriage, Jogging Along, March of the Astronauts, Paddle Steamer, Paul Pry, Procession, Softly She Sleeps, Spindlelegs, Stormy Passage, Tomorrow the World"" Film and television music: ""Dark Eyes of London"" (1939), ""Rhythm of the Road"" (1946); ""The Eleventh Hour"" (1962) King Palmer Cedric King Palmer (13 February 1913 – 13 July 1999) was an English composer, conductor, author and teacher, best known for his popular educational books on music and as a"