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« Reply #15 on: 10:19:50, 22-04-2007 » |
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The standard biography of Walford Davies is by HC Colles (1942). It's out of print now but there is a booklet published by the Oswestry Civic Society for £3.50. The local Tourist Information office should be able to help.
I liked the two quotations from WD. It's easy for us to take recordings for granted nowadays but Davies was quite overwhelmed when he heard a string quartet for the very first time when he was about 18 years old.
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Ian Pace
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« Reply #17 on: 10:45:02, 22-04-2007 » |
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I don't know of any Hartlepool-born composers, nor can think of any from the neighbouring towns of Stockton-upon-Tees and Middlesbrough. In my current locality of Croydon, however, the figure below is the most distinguished compositional voice to emerge from these parts:  |
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George Garnett
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« Reply #18 on: 10:49:19, 22-04-2007 » |
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The only Snorbens local I can come up with is a long way back:  The fortunate burghers of E17 on the other hand can now point to:  |
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« Reply #19 on: 10:51:01, 22-04-2007 » |
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Point to him and do what exactly, George?  |
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« Reply #20 on: 11:12:36, 22-04-2007 » |
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Ollie - I can't right-click. Spill the beans, please.
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martle
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« Reply #21 on: 11:18:59, 22-04-2007 » |
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a-harp
Ollie may have gone offline. From top to bottom, they are Chris Dench, Liza somebody (?) and David Young. (I'm assuming you know who the other three are!)
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« Reply #22 on: 11:37:04, 22-04-2007 » |
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I can often not right-click either. At such times I control-click. Lim is the only blank in martle's rundown, anyway. Must be awfully confusing for you Londoners to know where to draw the limits of 'local'. If you were to give yourselves all of London the list from all of you would be immense. On the other hand if you were to confine yourselves to a postcode, well, if I had done that with Melbourne I'd be down to this fellow:  A famous surname, true, but mostly famous with the word Case or the suffix -ard after it. |
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« Reply #23 on: 11:38:07, 22-04-2007 » |
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I don't know of any Hartlepool-born composers, nor can think of any from the neighbouring towns of Stockton-upon-Tees and Middlesbrough. In my current locality of Croydon, however, the figure below is the most distinguished compositional voice to emerge from these parts: Tertis was born in West Hartlepool, but I guess that doesn't count ! I thought Coleridge Taylor was born in Holborn (?) - 15 Theobalds Road to be precise. and many thanks for the IDs, Martle. |
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« Reply #24 on: 11:50:57, 22-04-2007 » |
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Ah, well, if we're talking about where we were actually born...  Between Ipswich and Felixstowe. Anyone know any composers in either of those places? If not then I suppose the nearest spot of musical significance might have to be Aldeburgh... |
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Ian Pace
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« Reply #25 on: 11:58:07, 22-04-2007 » |
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I don't know of any Hartlepool-born composers, nor can think of any from the neighbouring towns of Stockton-upon-Tees and Middlesbrough. In my current locality of Croydon, however, the figure below is the most distinguished compositional voice to emerge from these parts:
Tertis was born in West Hartlepool, but I guess that doesn't count ! I thought Coleridge Taylor was born in Holborn (?) - 15 Theobalds Road to be precise. Yes, he was, but he grew up in Croydon. |
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« Reply #26 on: 14:10:54, 22-04-2007 » |
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The only Snorbens local I can come up with is a long way back: George, to go back even further, I believe that John Dunstable (c.1390–1453) had connections with St. Albans and Wheathampstead. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dunstable |
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George Garnett
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« Reply #27 on: 14:32:16, 22-04-2007 » |
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So he was, Martin! Thank you for that. Certainly one to be proud of.
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richard barrett
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« Reply #28 on: 15:44:10, 22-04-2007 » |
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Anyone know any composers in either of those places? If not then I suppose the nearest spot of musical significance might have to be Aldeburgh... ... which is significant for what reason? |
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Anyone know any composers in either of those places? If not then I suppose the nearest spot of musical significance might have to be Aldeburgh... ... which is significant for what reason? For a rather good fish-and-chip shop located in that borough (beats Friars' Delight, in my book). |
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