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This is a summary of 1911 in music in the
United Kingdom.
Events
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24 May –
Edward Elgar conducts the première of his
second symphony in front of a smaller-than-expected audience at the
Queen's Hall, London.
[1]
- June –
Edward Elgar is appointed to the
Order of Merit by King
George V
[2]
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22 June – At the
Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, Sir
Frederick Bridge, as Director of Music, seeks to cover four hundred years of British music,
[3] Works by
Thomas Tallis,
John Merbecke and
George Frederick Handel are included, alongside new works by Sir
Hubert Parry (a new orchestral introduction for his setting of
Psalm 122, "
I was glad" and a new setting of the
Te Deum),
Charles Villiers Stanford (a new setting of the
Gloria), Elgar (Coronation March), organist
Walter Alcock (a new setting of the
Sanctus), and Bridge himself.
[4]
- July –
Frank Bridge completes his orchestral suite
The Sea, during a visit to the seaside town of Eastbourne.
[5]
- October - The
Society of Women Musicians, co-founded by
Gertrude Eaton,
Marion Scott,
Katharine Eggar, and others, holds its first meeting.
[6]
[7]
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23 November –
Elgar's Symphony no 2, again conducted by the composer, is performed by the
Hallé Orchestra, and receives mixed reviews.
[8]
Popular music
Classical music: new works
Opera
Musical theatre
Births
Deaths
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4 May –
Ronald Richardson Potter, organist and composer, 31
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29 May –
W. S. Gilbert, lyricist (
Savoy operas), 74
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13 June –
Patrick Heeney, Irish composer, 29
[17]
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29 August –
Hildegard Werner, Swedish-born musical conductor, 77
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13 October –
Harry Rickards, English-born baritone, comedian and theatre owner, 67 (apoplexy)
[18]
See also
References
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^ "Elgar's New Symphony",
The Times, 25 May 1911, p. 10
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^
Supplement,
The London Gazette, no. 2769, p. 4448, 19 June 1911. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
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^ Richards, p. 104
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^ *Range, Matthias (2012).
Music and Ceremonial at British Coronations: From James I to Elizabeth II. Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-1-107-02344-4.
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^ John Terauds.
"Introducing: The Sea, a suite for orchestra by Frank Bridge". Musical Toronto. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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^ Sophie Fuller. "Society of Women Musicians", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed March 12, 2007), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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^ Linda L. Clark (17 April 2008).
Women and Achievement in Nineteenth-Century Europe. Cambridge University Press. pp. 112–.
ISBN
978-0-521-65098-4.
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^ "Elgar's Second Symphony in America",The Times, 3 January 1912, p. 7.
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^ Edwin M. Bradley (1 January 2004).
The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. pp. 11–.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2029-2.
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^ Nicole V. Gagné (2012).
Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music. Scarecrow Press. p. 51.
ISBN
978-0-8108-6765-9.
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^ Naomi Musiker; Reuben Musiker (25 February 2014).
Conductors and Composers of Popular Orchestral Music: A Biographical and Discographical Sourcebook. Routledge. p. 70.
ISBN
978-1-135-91770-8.
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^ Barrie Jones (3 June 2014).
The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music. Routledge. p. 165.
ISBN
978-1-135-95018-7.
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^ British Library. Department of Manuscripts (1993).
Descriptions: Additional manuscripts 68,892-70,637 ; Egerton manuscripts 3,813-3,867 ; Additional charters and rolls 76,609-76,772, 76,792-76,836 ; Egerton charters and rolls 8,853-8,858 ; Detached seals and casts CCVI.1-9. British Library.
ISBN
978-0-7123-0325-5.
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^ "The King and Queen at Daly's Theatre", The Count of Luxembourg,
The Times, 22 May 1911, p. 10
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^ Culme, John.
"Footlight Notes, no. 277"
Archived 2011-09-28 at the
Wayback Machine. 4 January 2002, accessed 11 August 2010
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^ D. Brook, Singers of Today (Revised Edition - Rockliff, London 1958), pages 140-144.
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^ O'Brien, Jason (26 Apr 2011).
"Singing praises of 'forgotten patriot' who wrote anthem". independent.ie. Dublin. Retrieved 3 Oct 2021.
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^
Rutledge, Martha (1988).
"Rickards, Harry (1843–1911)".
Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
Australian National University.
ISBN
978-0-522-84459-7.
ISSN
1833-7538.
OCLC
70677943. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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