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Alfred Whitehead
Alfred Ernest Whitehead (10 July 1887 – 1 April 1974) was an English-born Canadian composer, organist, choirmaster, music educator, painter, whose works are held in a number of important private collections, and an internationally recognized authority in the field of philately. His ''The Squared-Circle Cancellations of Canada'' received its third edition shortly after his death. Whitehead's music is tonal and sometimes modal; his output of motets and anthems was extensive and he took particular pride in the anthems ''Alleluia, Sing to Jesus'' (with organ accompaniment),''Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem'', ''Now God Be with Us'', and ''O Light Beyond Our Utmost Light'', the short motets ''Bread of the World'', ''Grant Us Grace'', and ''Almighty God, Whose Glory''. Leo Sowerby, a leading American cathedral organist-composer, described Whitehead's ''Benedicite'', based on the Gregorian Tonus peregrinus, as the "best Benedicite" he knew. Whitehead's eight-part motets ''Watch Thou, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
