Sir George Dyson: His Life and MusicThe story of a fascinating, controversial man who influenced almost every sphere of musical life in Britain and helped to change the face of music performance and education in this country. George Dyson (1883-1964) was a highly influential composer, educator and administrator, whose work touched the lives of millions. Yet today, apart from his Canterbury Pilgrims and two sets of canticles for Choral Evensong, his music is little known. In this comprehensive and detailed study, based not only on Dyson's own writings but on unpublished papers, personal correspondence, and interviews with his family and friends, Paul Spicer brings this remarkable man and his lyrical, passionate and engaging music to life once more. PAUL SPICER was a composition student of Herbert Howells, whose biography he wrote in 1998. He is well-known as a choral conductor especially of British Music of the twentieth century onwards, a writer, composer, teacher, and producer. |
Contents
1 A Veritable MuckMidden | 1 |
2 The Royal College of Music and the Mendelssohn Scholarship 19001907 | 15 |
3 The Mendelssohn Scholarship 19047 | 40 |
4 Earning a Living | 64 |
5 Dysons War 191416 | 87 |
6 Wellington College | 111 |
7 Winchester College | 139 |
The Canterbury Pilgrims St Pauls Voyage to Melita and The Blacksmiths | 160 |
13 The Royal College of Music 19457 | 274 |
Rebuilding Development and Endgames | 291 |
15 Major Works 194852 | 322 |
16 Return to Winchester and Retirement | 341 |
17 Carnegie Trust Final Works and Endings | 362 |
Bibliography | 397 |
Appendixes
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10 Major Works 193743 | 211 |
The First Five Terms | 229 |
12 The War Years 193945 Seen through Dysons College Addresses | 244 |
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Backcover | 451 |