Quilter, Roger
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Thursday, November 1, 1877 in Hove, Sussex, England
Died: Monday, September 21, 1953 in London, England
Nation of Origin: United Kingdom
Major Works:
Songs:
O Mistress Mine, Op. 6 No. 2
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, Op. 3
I Arise from Dreams of Thee, Op. 29
Go, Lovely Rose, from Five English Love Lyrics Op. 24
Chamber music:
Three Poor Mariners, for violin and piano
Piano music:
At A Country Fair Op. 16 No. 3 (from Three Pieces for Piano)
Three Studies for piano, Op. 4
Orchestral, theatre and incidental music:
A Children's Overture, Op. 17
Other Information:
Quilter was a well-regarded composer of English songs. His piano and orchestral works are less well-known.
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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