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Quilter, Roger
Born: 1877 AD
Died: 1953 AD, at 75 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Composers, Songwriter
Died: 1953 AD, at 75 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Composers, Songwriter
1877 - Born on the 1st of November in Hove, Sussex.
Roger was educated at Eton College.
Composed the "Love's Philosophy", "Come Away Death", "Weep You No More", and "By the Sea", as well as his setting of "O Mistress Mine".
1953 - He died on 21st of September at his home in St John's Wood, London.
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Roger Quilter: 55 Songs: High Voice The Vocal Library by Richard Walters (Paperback - Aug 1, 2003) With a graceful gift for lyrical vocal writing, English composer Roger Quilter (1877-1953) created a rich body of art songs. Very few composers working in English have matched his achievement of a... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Arnold Book of Old Songs (Paperback - Mar 1, 2006) Quilter's timeless settings of folksongs were written for a favorite nephew named Arnold, killed in World War II. These new transpositions make the songs suitable to many more singers, and the... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Gurney, Ireland, Quilter and Warlock (English Solo Song) by Michael Pilkinton (Hardcover - Dec 29, 1989) |
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Three Shakespeare Songs (1st set), Op. 6. [No. 1.] Come away, Death. [No. 2.] O Mistress mine. [No. 3.] Blow, blow, thou winter wind-LOW VOICE (original keys) by Roger Quilter (Paperback - Aug 29, 2008) |
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Roger Quilter: His Life and Music by Valerie Langfield (Hardcover - Oct 23, 2003) The songs of Roger Quilter are a staple of the English art song repertoire, yet little is known of his life, and his popularity suffered an eclipse in postwar years largely through changing musical... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Freedom. [Song. Piano-conductor and string parts.] by Roger Quilter (Unknown Binding - Aug 29, 2008) |
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