Percy Grainger
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Percy Grainger was an Australian-born composer, pianist, and folk-music arranger known for innovative orchestral works such as "Country Gardens" and "Lincolnshire Posy."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Percy Grainger canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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folk music arranger ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1882-07-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1961-02-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Grainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John H. Grainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
folk-song collection
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orchestration ⓘ piano performance ⓘ |
| fullName | George Percy Aldridge Grainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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folk music ⓘ |
| givenName |
George
NERFINISHED
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Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureWork |
Country Gardens
NERFINISHED
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Lincolnshire Posy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
folk-song arrangements
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innovative orchestration ⓘ wind band compositions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mother | Rose Annie Aldridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| notableStudent | none ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Colonial Song
NERFINISHED
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Country Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Handel in the Strand NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill Song No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill Song No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Tune from County Derry NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincolnshire Posy NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly on the Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ Shepherd’s Hey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | White Plains, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse | Ella Ström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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