Ivor Gurney
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Ivor Gurney was an English composer and poet, noted for his World War I–inspired songs and verse and his contribution to early 20th-century British music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivor Gurney canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
settings of English poetry
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song cycles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gloucestershire
NERFINISHED
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River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal College of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
art song
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classical music ⓘ war poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Ivor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English landscape
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experience of trench warfare ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
English pastoral tradition
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Georgian poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ivor Gurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War I–inspired poetry
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World War I–inspired songs ⓘ contribution to early 20th-century British music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Five Elizabethan Songs
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Ludlow and Teme NERFINISHED ⓘ Severn and Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ The Western Playland (and of Sorrow) NERFINISHED ⓘ War’s Embers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
evocation of the English countryside in music and verse
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sensitivity to text in song setting ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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poet ⓘ |
| partOf | British music of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Gloucestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Charles Villiers Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | World War I poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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