John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 187912 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work " The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem " Sea-Fever" by

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels ''The Midnight Folk'' and ...

, a formerly much-played

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, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".

Life

John Ireland was born in Bowdon, near

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, Cheshire, into a family of English and Scottish descent and some cultural distinction. His father,

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, a publisher and newspaper proprietor, was aged 69 at John's birth. John was the youngest of the five children from Alexander's second marriage (his first wife had died). His mother, Annie Elizabeth Nicholson Ireland, was a biographer and 30 years younger than Alexander. She died in October 1893, when John was 14, and Alexander died the following year, when John was 15.Stewart R. Craggs, ''John Ireland''
Ashgate Publishing (2007). John Ireland was described as "a self-critical, introspective man, haunted by memories of a sad childhood". Ireland entered the

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in 1893, studying piano with

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, and organ, his second study, under

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. From 1897 he studied composition under

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.Hugh Ottaway
" Ireland, John (Nicholson)"
Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, retrieved 6 June 2014 In 1896 Ireland was appointed sub-organist at

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, London SW1, and later, from 1904 until 1926, was organist and choirmaster at

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. Ireland began to make his name in the early 1900s as a composer of songs and chamber music. His Violin Sonata No. 1 of 1909 won first prize in an international competition organised by the well-known patron of chamber music W. W. Cobbett. Even more successful was his Violin Sonata No. 2: completed in January 1917, he submitted this to a competition organised to assist musicians in wartime. The jury included the violinist

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and the pianist

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, who together gave the work its first performance at Aeolian Hall in New Bond Street on 6 March that year. As Ireland recalled, "It was probably the first and only occasion when a British composer was lifted from relative obscurity in a single night by a work cast in a chamber-music medium." The work was enthusiastically reviewed, and the publisher Winthrop Rogers offered immediate publication (the first edition was sold out even before it had been processed by the printers). A subsequent performance of the Violin Sonata by Ireland and the violinist

Désiré Defauw Désiré Defauw (5 September 1885, Ghent, Belgium – 25 July 1960, Gary, Indiana, United States) was a Belgian conductor and violinist. During World War I he became a refugee, working in London where in 1917 he appeared at the Wigmore Hal ...

drew a packed audience to the

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in London. Ireland frequently visited the

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and was inspired by the landscape and the ambience. In 1912 he composed the piano piece ''The Island Spell'' (the first of the three pieces in his set ''

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'') while staying in Jersey, and his set of three pieces for piano '' Sarnia: An Island Sequence'' was written while living in Guernsey in 1939 to 1940. He returned from Guernsey to Britain in 1940 just before the German invasion of the Channel Islands during World War II. From 1923 he taught at the Royal College of Music.Scott-Sutherland, Colin. "John Ireland: A Life in Music" in Foreman (2011): p. 5 His pupils there included

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Ernest John Moeran } Ernest John Smeed Moeran (31 December 1894 – 1 December 1950) was an English composer of part-Irish extraction, whose work was strongly influenced by English and Irish folk music of which he was an assiduous collector. His output includes or ...

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(who later described Ireland as possessing "a strong personality but a weak character"), composer

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(no relation to Alan), who subsequently edited or arranged many of Ireland's works for publication,

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and

Percy Turnbull Percy Turnbull (14 July 1902 – 9 December 1976) was an English composer and pianist best known for his piano character pieces and songs. Life Percy Purvis Turnbull trained as a chorister at the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas in Newcastle and ...

(who became a lifelong friend). John Ireland was a lifelong bachelor, except for a brief interlude when, in quick succession, he married, separated, and divorced. On 17 December 1926, aged 47, he married a 17-year pupil, Dorothy Phillips. This marriage was dissolved on 18 September 1928, and it is believed not to have been consummated. He took a similar interest in another young student,

Helen Perkin Helen Craddock Perkin (25 February 1909 – 19 October 1996) was a pianist and composer, best known today for her association with John Ireland (composer), John Ireland during the 1920s and 1930s.Richards, Fiona. 'Helen Perkin: Pianist, Composer a ...

, a pianist and composer, to whom he dedicated both the '' Piano Concerto in E-flat major'' and the ''Legend'' for piano and orchestra (which began life as a second concerto). She gave the premiere performance of both works, but any thoughts he had for a deeper relationship with her came to nothing when she married George Mountford Adie, a disciple of

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, and she later moved with Adie to Australia. Subsequently, Ireland withdrew the dedications. In 1947 Ireland acquired a personal assistant and companion, Mrs Norah Kirkby, who remained with him till his death. Despite these associations with women, it is clear from his private papers that he was a closeted homosexual; several commentators support this view. John Nicholson Ireland grave Shipley 2014

John Nicholson Ireland grave Shipley 2014

On 10 September 1949, his 70th birthday was celebrated in a special Prom concert, at which his Piano Concerto was played by

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, who was also the first pianist to record the concerto, in 1942. Ireland retired in 1953, settling in the hamlet of

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, where he lived in a converted windmill,

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, for the rest of his life. It was there he met the young pianist

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who would be Ireland's choice to record his complete piano music. He died of heart failure aged 82 at Rock Mill and is buried at St. Mary the Virgin in Shipley, near his home. His epitaph reads "Many waters cannot quench love" and "One of God's noblest works lies here."

Music

From

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, Ireland inherited a thorough knowledge of the music of

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and other German classical composers, but as a young man he was also strongly influenced by

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and

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as well as by the earlier works of Stravinsky and Bartók. From these influences, he developed his own brand of "English

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", related more closely to French and Russian models than to the folk-song style then prevailing in English music. Like most other Impressionist composers, Ireland favoured small forms and wrote neither symphonies nor operas, although his

is considered among his best works. His output includes some chamber music and a substantial body of piano works, including his best-known piece '' The Holy Boy'', known in numerous arrangements. He wrote songs to poems by

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Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including " Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in Bri ...

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and others. Due to his job at St Luke's Church, he also wrote hymns, carols, and other sacred choral music; among choirs he is probably best known for the anthem ''Greater love hath no man'', often sung in services that commemorate the victims of war. The hymn tune '' Love Unknown'' is sung in churches throughout the English-speaking world, as is his Communion Service in C major. His works have been recorded and performed by Choir of Westminster Abbey, The Choir of Wells Cathedral and many others. He appears as pianist in a recording of his Fantasy-Sonata for Clarinet and Piano with

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, his

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(1923) with cellist Antoni Sala and his Violin Sonata No. 1 (1909) with Frederick Grinke, who performed and recorded several of his chamber works. His Piano Sonatina (192627) and a number from his cycle '' Songs Sacred and Profane'' (1929) were dedicated to his friend the conductor and BBC music producer Edward Clark.Stewart R Craggs, John Ireland: A Catalogue, Discography and Bibliography
/ref> Ireland wrote his only film score for the 1946 Australian film '' The Overlanders'', from which an orchestral suite was extracted posthumously by

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. Some of his pieces, such as the popular '' A Downland Suite'' and ''Themes from Julius Caesar'', were completed or re-transcribed after his death by his student

Works

Chamber works

; A to R * ''Bagatelle'' for violin and piano (1911) * ''Berceuse'' for violin and piano (1902) *'' Fantasy-Sonata'' in E-flat major for clarinet and piano (1943) * ''Cavatina'' for violin and piano (1904) * '' The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity'' for cello and piano (arr. 1919) * ''The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity'' for violin and piano (arr. 1919) *''The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity'' for string quartet (arr. 1941) *''Phantasie'', Trio No. 1 in A minor for violin, cello and piano (1906) ; S to Z *Sextet for clarinet, horn and string quartet (1898) * Sonata in G minor for cello and piano (1923) *Sonata No. 1 in D minor for violin and piano *Sonata No. 2 in A minor for violin and piano (1915–1917) *String Quartet No. 1 in D minor (1897) *String Quartet No. 2 in C minor (1897) *Trio No. 2 in One Movement for violin, cello and piano (1917) *Trio No. 3 in E for violin, cello and piano (1938) *Trio in D minor for clarinet, cello and piano (1912–1914)

Church music

; A to G *Benedictus in F *Communion Service in A flat (Treble voices and organ) *Communion service in C *Evening Service in A (SATB and organ) *Evening Service in C (SATB and organ) *Evening Service in F *''Ex Ore Innocentium'' (treble voices and organ or piano) *''Greater Love Hath No Man'' (motet) ; H to Z *''The Hills'' (chorus a capella) * ''Jubilate Deo'' in F major * Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C major * Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F major * " My Song Is Love Unknown" (hymn) * ''Te Deum'' in F major *''Vexilla Regis'' (anthem)

Film score

*'' The Overlanders'' (1946)

Orchestra

; A to L *''Comedy Overture'' (1934) *Concertino Pastorale (string orchestra) (1939) *'' A Downland Suite'' (1932) *''Epic March'' (1942) * '' The Forgotten Rite'' (1913, published 1918) * '' The Holy Boy'' (string orchestra, arr. 1941) *''London Overture'' (1936) ; M to Z *''

Mai-Dun ''Mai-Dun'' is an orchestral work composed in 1921 by John Ireland (composer), John Ireland (18791962). He called it a symphonic Rhapsody (music), rhapsody; another description might be tone poem. In 1931, he arranged it for piano four hands. ...

, A Symphonic Rhapsody'' (1921) *''Meditation on John Keble's Rogation Hymn'' (1958) *''Orchestral Poem'' *''Poem'' *''Satyricon'' – Overture (1946) *''Symphonic Studies'' * ''Tritons'' (1899) *''Two Symphonic Studies''

Organ

; A to G *Alla marcia *Capriccio * ''Cavatina'' (arr. of ''Cavatina'' for violin and piano, 1904) *Elegiac Romance *Elegy (from ''A Downland Suite'' – arr. Alec Rowley) *Epic March (arr. Robert Gower) ; H to Z * '' The Holy Boy'' (1913, arr. 1919 by

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) *Marcia Popolare *Meditation on John Keble's Rogation Hymn *Miniature Suite *Sursum Corda

Piano

; A to L * '' The Almond Tree'' (1913) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Ballade of London Nights ''Ballade of London Nights'' is a solo piano work composed in 1930 by John Ireland but not finished. The manuscript was completed after his death by Alan Rowlands, who first performed it on 6 June 1965. Rowlands advocated repeating the opening ...

'' (1930) * ''Columbine'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

'' (191213) # ''The Island Spell'' # ''Moonglade'' # ''The Scarlet Ceremonies'' * ''Equinox'' (1922) * '' First Rhapsody'' (1906) * '' Green Ways – Three Lyric Pieces'' (1937) # ''The Cherry Tree'' # ''Cypress'' # ''The Palm and May'' * ''In Those Days'' (1895) # ''Daydream'' # ''Meridian'' * ''Indian Summer'' (1932) * '' Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook'' (1918) # ''By the Mere'' # ''In the Meadow'' # ''The Hunt's Up'' * ''

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'' (191720) # ''Chelsea Reach'' # ''Ragamuffin'' # ''Soho Forenoons'' ; M to S * ''

, A Symphonic Rhapsody'', arranged for piano four hands (1931) * ''Merry Andrew'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''On a Birthday Morning'' (1922) * '' Prelude in E-flat major'' (1924) * '' Preludes for Piano'' (191315) # ''The Undertone'' # ''Obsession'' # '' The Holy Boy'' # ''Fire of Spring'' * ''

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'' (1915) * '' Sarnia: An Island Sequence'' (194041) # ''Le Catioroc'' # ''In a May Morning'' # ''Song of the Springtides'' * ''A Sea Idyll'' (1960) * ''Soliloquy'' (1922) * ''Sonata in E'' (1920; premiered by Frederic Lamond on 12 June 1920, the only time he ever played it) * '' Sonatina'' (192627) * ''Summer Evening'' (1920) ; T to Z * '' The Towing Path'' (1918) * ''Two Pieces for Piano'' (1921) # ''For Remembrance'' # ''Amberley Wild Brooks'' * ''Two Pieces for Piano'' (1925) # ''April'' # ''Bergomask'' * ''Two Pieces for Piano'' (192930) # ''February's Child'' # ''Aubade'' * ''Three Dances'' (1913) # ''Gypsy Dance'' # ''Country Dance'' # ''Reaper's Dance'' * '' Three Pastels'' (1941) # ''A Grecian Lad'' # ''The Boy Bishop'' # ''Puck's Birthday''

Piano and orchestra

*Legend (1933) * '' Piano Concerto in E-flat major'' (1930)

Songs

; A to S * "Alpine Song" (

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, 1911) * "Aubade" (soprano, alto and piano, 1912) * "Bed in Summer" * "The Bells of San Marie" (

, 1918) * "Earth's Call (A Sylvan Rhapsody)" (1918) * ''Five Poems by Thomas Hardy'' (song cycle,

, 1926) # "Beckon to me to come" # "In my sage moments" # "It was what you bore with you, woman" # "The tragedy of that moment # "Dear, think not that they will forget you" * '' Five Sixteenth Century Poems'' (song cycle, various poets, 1938) # "A Thanksgiving" (

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) # "All in a Garden Green" ( Thomas Howell) # "An Aside" (Anon.) # "A Report Song" (

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) # "The Sweet Season" (

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) * "Full Fathom Five" (

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) * "A Garrison Churchyard" ( Eric Thirkell Cooper, 1916) * "Hawthorn Time" (1919) * "The Heart's Desire" (1917) * "Hope the Hornblower" (1912) * "I Have Twelve Oxen" (1919) * "If There Were Dreams to Sell" (1918) * "If We Must Part" (1929) * "The Journey" (1920) * '' The Land of Lost Content'' (song cycle,

, 192021) # "The Lent Lily" # "Ladslove" ("Look not in my eyes") # "Goal and Wicket" ("Twice a week the winter thorough") # "The Vain Desire" ("If truth in hearts that perish") # "The Encounter" ("The street sounds to the soldiers' tread") # "Epilogue" ("You smile upon your friend today") * "Love is a Sickness Full of Woes" * ''

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'' (song cycle,

, 1918) # "Newborn" # "The Only child" # "Hope" # "Skylark and Nightingale" # "The Blind Boy" # "Baby" # "Death Parting" # "The Garland" * "The Sacred Flame" * "Santa Chiara" (1925) * " Sea-Fever" (

, 1913) * "Song from o'er the Hill" (1913) * '' Songs of a Wayfarer'' (song cycle, various poets, 1912) # "Memory" (

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, "Memory, hither come") # "When Daffodils Begin to Peer" (

) # "English May" (

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) # "I Was Not Sorrowful" (

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, "Spleen") # "I Will Walk on the Earth" (

) * '' Songs Sacred and Profane'' (song cycle, various poets, 192931) # "The Advent" ( Alice Meynell) # "Hymn for a Child" ( Sylvia Townsend Warner) # "My Fair" (Meynell) # " The Salley Gardens" (

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) # "The Soldier's Return" (Warner) # "The Scapegoat" (Warner) * "Spring sorrow" (1918) *Spring Will Not Wait ; T to Z * '' Three Songs'' ( Arthur Symons, 191819) # "The Adoration" # "The Rat" # "Rest" * '' Three Songs'' (various poets, 1926) # "Love and Friendship" (

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) # "Friendship in Misfortune" (poet not identified) # "The One Hope" (

) * ''

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'' (1925) # "Summer Schemes" # "Her Song" # "Weathers" * "The Three Ravens" (1920) * "There is a Garden in Her Face" (two voices and piano) * "Three Variations on 'Cadet Rousselle'" (1919) * '' Two Songs'' (Eric Thirkell Cooper, 1916) # "Blind" # "The Cost" * '' Two Songs'' (

, 191718) # "The Soldier" # "Blow Out, You Bugles" * '' Two Songs'' (various poets, 1920) # "The Trellis" (

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) # "My True Love Hath My Heart" (

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) * '' Two Songs'' (various poets, 1928) # "Tryst" ( Arthur Symons) # "During Music (

) * "The Vagabond" (

, 1922) * '' We'll to the Woods No More'' (song cycle,

, 1928) # "We'll to the Woods No More" # "In Boyhood" ("When I would muse in boyhood") # "Spring Will Not Wait" ("'Tis time, I think, by Wenlock town") * "What Are You Thinking Of?" (1924) * "When I Am Dead, My Dearest" (1924)

Chorus and orchestra

*''These Things Shall Be'' (1937)

Other (unclassified)

*''Brooks Equinox'' *''Elegiac Meditation'' *''Scherzo & Cortege'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Foreman, Lewis (ed). ''The John Ireland Companion''. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2011. * Longmire, John. ''John Ireland: Portrait of a Friend''. Baker, 1969. * Richards, Fiona. ''The Music of John Ireland''. Ashgate, 2000 (reissued Routledge, 2018). * Scott-Sutherland, Colin. ''John Ireland''. Rickmansworth: Triad Press, 1980. * Muriel V. Searle. ''John Ireland: The Man and His Music''. Midas Books, 1979.

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ireland, John 1879 births 1962 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century British male musicians 19th-century organists 20th-century classical composers 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century organists Academics of the Royal College of Music Alumni of the Royal College of Music Benjamin Britten Brass band composers British male organists Classical composers of church music Concert band composers English classical composers English classical organists English film score composers English male classical composers English male film score composers English Romantic composers People educated at Leeds Grammar School People from Altrincham Pupils of Charles Villiers Stanford People from Washington, West Sussex Male classical organists