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Hamilton Harty Professorship Of Music
The Hamilton Harty Professorship of Music was established by the Senate of Queen's University Belfast in 1951, and named after the composer Sir Hamilton Harty; his royalties would fund the chair. List of Hamilton Harty Professors of Music * 1951–1954: Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys, CBE. * 1954–1970: Philip Cranmer Philip Cranmer (1918–2006) was an English teacher of and composer of classical music. Biography Cranmer was born in Birmingham, England, in 1918, and was a contemporary of composer John Gardner (composer), John Gardner at Wellington College, B .... * 1970–1972: Raymond Henry Charles Warren. * 1972–1984: David Clive Greer. * 1985–1996: Adrian Tregerthen Thomas. * 1996–2016?: Jan Albert Smaczny. ''Companies House''. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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Queen's University Belfast
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Hamilton Harty
Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty (4 December 1879 – 19 February 1941) was an Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist. After an early career as a church organist in his native Ireland, Harty moved to London at about age 20, soon becoming a well-known piano accompanist. ''The Musical Times'' called him "the prince of accompanists". As a composer he wrote throughout his career, many of his works being well received, though few are regularly performed in the 21st century. In his career as a conductor, which began in 1904, Harty was particularly noted as an interpreter of the music of Hector Berlioz, Berlioz. From 1920 to 1933 he was the chief conductor of the the Hallé, Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he returned to the high standards and critical acclaim that it had enjoyed under its founder, Charles Hallé. His last permanent post was with the London Symphony Orchestra, but it lasted only two years, from 1932 to 1934. During his conducting career, Harty made some record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys
Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys, CBE (8 March 1919 – 7 July 1995) was a musicologist and academic. Life Keys was born on 8 March 1919, the son of Christopher Richard Keys."Keys, Prof. Ivor Christopher Banfield" ''Who Was Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 20 December 2018. Described as a "child prodigy",Basil Dean ''The Independent'', 14 July 1995. Retrieved 20 December 2018. In 1934 Keys became the youngest |
Philip Cranmer
Philip Cranmer (1918–2006) was an English teacher of and composer of classical music. Biography Cranmer was born in Birmingham, England, in 1918, and was a contemporary of composer John Gardner (composer), John Gardner at Wellington College, Berkshire and became a BBC staff accompanist at Birmingham between 1948 and 1950. He was a lecturer at the University of Birmingham between 1950 and 1954, then became Professor of Music at Queen's University Belfast between 1954 and 1970, then held a similar position at the University of Manchester between 1970 and 1975. He was the Secretary at the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music between 1974 and 1983. Cranmer died in Balcombe, West Sussex in 2006. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cranmer, Philip 1918 births 2006 deaths 20th-century classical composers English classical composers People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire English male classical composers 20th-century English composers 20th-century British male musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Henry Charles Warren
Raymond Henry Charles Warren (born 7 November 1928) is a British composer and university teacher. He studied at Cambridge, and taught at Queen's University Belfast, where he was the first person in the UK to be given a personal chair in composition in 1966, before becoming Hamilton Harty Professor of Music in 1969. He was Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music at the University of Bristol from 1972 until his retirement in 1994. His works include a choral Passion, a Violin Concerto, three Symphonies, a Requiem, the oratorio ''Continuing Cities'' and an extensive amount of music for children, young people and community music making. He has also written six operas. He currently lives at Clifton in Bristol. Biography Raymond Warren was born in 1928 and studied at Cambridge University (1949–52) reading mathematics at first and then changing to music under Boris Ord and Robin Orr. Later he studied privately with Michael Tippett (1952–60), Lennox Berkeley (1958) and Benjamin Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Clive Greer
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Tregerthen Thomas
Adrian is a form of the Latin language, Latin given name Adrianus (given name), Adrianus or Hadrianus (other), Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria (river), Adria from the Venetic language, Venetic and Illyrian languages, Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the Po River into the Adriatic Sea but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC. Hecataeus of Miletus (c.550 – c.476 BC) asserted that both the Etruscan civilization, Etruscan harbor city of Adria and the Adriatic Sea had been named after it. Emperor Hadrian's family was named after the city or region of Adria/Hadria, now Atri, Abruzzo, Atri, in Picenum, which most likely started as an Etruscan or Greek colony of the older harbor city of the same name. Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
