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Horace Keats
Horace Stanley Keats (20 July 189521 August 1945) was an English-born Australian composer, arranger, piano accompanist and conductor. As a composer he was most noted for his 115 songs, which caused an Australian academic to dub him "the Schubert of Australia" and others to call him "the poets' composer". He also wrote ballet music, film scores, choral works, incidental music and a musical. Career Horace Keats was born in Mitcham, now in London, England but then part of Surrey, in 1895. He ran away to sea at age 13, and worked as a ship's pianist, having had only very few lessons as a child. He tried to enlist at the outbreak of World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... but was rejected for poor eyesight. He was accompanist for Nella Webb on her tour of Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...s, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. His major works include "Erlkönig (Schubert), Erlkönig" (D. 328), the Trout Quintet, Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (''Trout Quintet''), the Symphony No. 8 (Schubert), Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 (''Unfinished Symphony''), the Symphony No. 9 (Schubert), "Great" Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, the String Quintet (Schubert), String Quintet (D. 956), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
