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Inside The Bar
”Inside the Bar" is a song written in 1917 by the English composer Edward Elgar, with words by Sir Gilbert Parker. It was published by Enoch & Sons in 1917. In its original version it is a part-song for four baritones with a piano part marked ''accompaniment ad lib.'', but it was also arranged by the composer as a song for solo voice with piano accompaniment, and for a group of two tenors and two basses. It is sub-titled ''A Sailor's Song'', and dedicated to the singers Charles Mott, Harry Barratt, Frederick Henry and Frederick Stewart, following their successful performances of Elgar's ''The Fringes of the Fleet ''The Fringes of the Fleet'' is a booklet written in 1915 by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). The booklet contains essays and poems about nautical subjects in World War I. It is also the title of a song-cycle written in 1917 with music by the En ...''. It was first performed at the Coliseum Theatre in London, on 25 June 1917. The song was added to ''The Fringe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The Bar By Elgar
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Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the ''Enigma Variations'', the ''Pomp and Circumstance Marches'', concertos for Violin Concerto (Elgar), violin and Cello Concerto (Elgar), cello, and two symphony, symphonies. He also composed choral works, including ''The Dream of Gerontius'', chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924. Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe. He felt himself to be an outsider, not only musically, but socially. In musical circles dominated by academics, he was a self-taught composer; in Protestant Britain, his Roman Catholicism was regarded with suspicion in some quarters; and in the class-consci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Parker
Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet (23 November 1862 – 6 September 1932), known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario, the son of Captain Joseph Parker, R.A. Education and employment He was educated as a teacher in Ottawa and taught at Marsh Hill and Bayside schools in Hastings County before becoming a teacher at the Ontario Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (in Belleville, Ontario) in 1882. From there he went on to lecture at Trinity College. In 1886, he went to Australia, and for a while became associate editor of the '' Sydney Morning Herald''. He also traveled extensively in the Pacific, Europe, Asia, Egypt, the South Sea Islands and subsequently in northern Canada. In the early nineties he began to gain a growing reputation in London as a writer of romantic fiction. Published works Novels The best of his novels are those in which he first took for his subject the history and life of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles James Mott
Charles James Mott (24 October 1879 – 22 May 1918) was an English baritone. Biography Charles James Mott was born in Hornsey, North London, the son of Henry Isaac Mott, a surveyor's clerk, and Eliza Brockley, a singing teacher. He was one of a large family. His early music was as a choirboy at St. James' Church in Muswell Hill. When he left school he took a clerical job like his brothers, and he became a bank clerk, where he was well known for his habit of singing to himself as he worked. After work he studied singing with Josiah Booth and Henry Stanley, before being spotted by Baron Frederic d'Erlanger who sent him to study with Paul Knupfer in Berlin. A year later, such was his progress that Knupfer arranged an audition with the Hofoper at Dessau leading to his becoming principal baritone. At the age of 25 Charles returned to Britain to continue studying with Clara Novello Davies. His chance to sing publicly in England came when he was invited to share the stage with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Barratt (singer)
Harold Barratt (25 December 1918 – 23 September 1989) was an English football player and manager. Barratt played in the Football League for Coventry City as a utility player, making 170 appearances between 1938 and 1952. He managed Football League club Gillingham between 1958 and 1962. Early life Barratt was born in Headington in 1918. He was the son of former Southampton player Joe Barratt. Playing career Barratt played for Herberts Athletic before joining Coventry City in December 1935. He had a loan at Cheltenham Town in 1936. He made his debut for Coventry against Blackburn Rovers in April 1938, but only made five appearances before the outbreak of World War Two, and the suspension of the Football League. He joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at the start of the war and thus only appeared occasionally for Coventry City during the war. Following the war, Barratt became an important player for Coventry, scoring 27 goals in the 1945–46 season. He was club capta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Henry (singer)
Frederick Henry may refer to: * Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584–1647), Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel * Frederick Henry, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt (1668–1713), German prince of the House of Wettin * Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1709–1788), last owner of the Prussian secundogeniture of Brandenburg-Schwedt * Frederick Henry of Nassau-Siegen (1651–1676) * Frederick Henry, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate (1614–1629) * Frederick Henry (cyclist) (1929–2013), Canadian Olympic cyclist * Frederick Henry (bishop) (born 1943), Roman Catholic bishop in Calgary, Canada * F. C. Henry (Frederick Charles Henry), British trade unionist and political activist * Frederick F. Henry (1919–1950), Medal of Honor recipient * Snake Henry (1895–1987), American baseball player and manager, born Frederick Marshall Henry See also * Frederick Henry Bay Frederick Henry Bay is a body of water in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Stewart (singer)
Fred, Freddie or Frederick Stewart may refer to: Businessmen *Frederick Charles Stewart (1879-1950), Scottish electrical engineer, industrialist Noblemen, politicians and public servants *Frederick Stewart, 1st Lord Pittenweem (''c.''1590–1625), Scottish nobleman first bearer of title Lord Pittenweem * Frederick Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry (1805–1872), Anglo-Irish nobleman and minor politician *Frederick Stewart (colonial administrator) (1836–1889), Scottish Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong * Fred E. Stewart (''c.''1881–1942), American tax administrator in California from 1926 to 1942 *Frederick Stewart (Australian politician) (1884–1961), Australian businessman, politician and government minister *Sir Frederick Stewart (geologist) (1916–2001), Scottish geologist, academic and government advisor *Fred Stewart (Alberta politician) (1934–2023), Canadian member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta Performers *Frederick Stewart, English baritone on 1917 recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fringes Of The Fleet
''The Fringes of the Fleet'' is a booklet written in 1915 by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). The booklet contains essays and poems about nautical subjects in World War I. It is also the title of a song-cycle written in 1917 with music by the English composer Edward Elgar and lyrics from poems in Kipling's booklet. Kipling's booklet In 1915 Kipling was commissioned by ''The Daily Telegraph'' to write a series of six articles on his view of life in less well-known aspects of the defence of the nation on its seas. These were given the general title "The Fringes of the Fleet", and had three sub-titles "The Auxiliaries", "Submarines" and "Patrols", and published between 20 November and 2 December. Each was prefaced by a short poem which did not have a title itself. Immediately afterwards the poems and essays were re-published in a booklet called "The Fringes of the Fleet". *1. The Auxiliaries – I :The text opens with a poem '' The Lowestoft Boat'' which starts with the words ''" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coliseum Theatre
The London Coliseum (also known as the Coliseum Theatre) is a theatre in St Martin's Lane, Westminster, built as one of London's largest and most luxurious "family" variety theatres. Opened on 24 December 1904 as the London Coliseum Theatre of Varieties, it was designed by the theatrical architect Frank Matcham for the impresario Oswald Stoll. Their ambition was to build the largest and finest music hall, described as the "people's palace of entertainment" of its age. At the time of construction, the Coliseum was one of the few theatres in Europe to provide lifts for taking patrons to the upper levels of the house, and was the first theatre in England to have a triple revolve installed on its stage. The theatre has 2,359 seats making it the largest theatre in London. After being used for variety shows, musical comedies, and stage plays for many years, then as a cinema screening films in the Cinerama format between 1963 and 1968, the Sadler's Wells Opera Company moved into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Soft Was The Song
''Oh, soft was the song'' is a song with words by Gilbert Parker set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 3. It is the second and last verse of a poem ''At Sea'' which Parker published in Volume I of a series of poems called ''Embers''. The Opus 59 songs were part of a song-cycle of six romantic songs by Parker that was never completed – Nos 1, 2 and 4 were never composed. The other songs were '' Was it some Golden Star?'' and ''Twilight''. The songs were originally written with piano accompaniment, but this was later re-scored by the composer for full orchestra. The songs were composed between December 1909 and January 1910, and published by Novello's in 1910. Elgar's friend Edward Speyer sent him as a Christmas present some music scores of Beethoven String Quartets, and when Elgar thanked Speyer he added to his letter a quotation from Beethoven's Op.59 No.3. The first performance was by Muriel Foster at the Jaeger Memorial ConcertElg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight (Elgar)
''Twilight'' is a song with music by the English composer Edward Elgar written in 1910 as his Op. 59, No. 6. Elgar set the words of the poem ''The Twilight of Love'', from Volume 2 of a series of poems called ''Embers'' by Sir Gilbert Parker. The Opus 59 songs were part of a song-cycle of six romantic songs by Parker that was never completed – Nos 1, 2 and 4 were never composed. The other songs were ''Oh, soft was the song ''Oh, soft was the song'' is a song with words by Gilbert Parker set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 3. It is the second and last verse of a poem ''At Sea'' which Parker published in Volume I of a series ...'' and '' Was it some Golden Star?''. The songs were originally written with piano accompaniment, but this was later re-scored by the composer for full orchestra. The songs were composed between December 1909 and January 1910, and published by Novello's in 1910. The first performance was by Muriel Foster at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Was It Some Golden Star?
''Was it some Golden Star?'' is a poem written by Gilbert Parker, published in Volume I of a series of poems called ''Embers''. It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 5. The Opus 59 songs were part of a song-cycle of six romantic songs by Parker that was never completed – strangely Nos 1, 2 and 4 were never composed. The other songs were ''Oh, soft was the song'' and ''Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this il ...''. The songs were originally written with piano accompaniment, but this was later re-scored by the composer for full orchestra. The songs were composed between December 1909 and January 1910, and published by Novello's in 1910. The first performance was by Muriel Foster at the Jaeger Memorial ConcertElgar' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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