Bliss, Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond)
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born Aug. 2, 1891, London, Eng.
died March 27, 1975, London
British composer.
He studied with Ralph
Vaughan Williams and
Gustav Holst. Though he was compositionally adventurous at first, he later adopted a conservative, Romantic style. His works include
A Colour Symphony (1922),
Pastoral (1928), the choral symphony
Morning Heroes (1930),
Music for Strings (1936), and the ballets
Checkmate (1937) and
Miracle in the Gorbals (1944).
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Bliss, Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond) — (2 ago. 1891, Londres, Inglaterra–27 mar. 1975, Londres). Compositor británico. Discípulo de Ralph Vaughan Williams y Gustav Holst. Aunque al principio fue un compositor audaz, adoptó posteriormente un estilo conservador y romántico. Sus obras… … Enciclopedia Universal
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Arthur Bliss — El Royal College of Music en Londres donde estudió Bliss. Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss (Londres, 2 de agosto de 1891 Londres, 27 de marzo de 1975) fue un compositor inglés. Hijo de padre estadounidense y de madre inglesa, Bliss asistió a la… … Wikipedia Español
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