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Edward German
12+ albums
20th Century ClassicalClassicalcomposerbritishPost-Romantic
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Sir Edward German (17 February 1862 – 11 November 1936) was an English musician and composer, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of English comic opera. German was born German Edward Jones in Whitchurch, Shropshire, the second of five children. The son of a church organist, he began to study piano and organ with his father at the age of five. At the age of six, he formed a boys' concert band to perform locally, teaching himself the violin, composition, and music arrangement in the process. He later sang alto in the church choir. In his mid-teens, his parents attempted to apprentice him to a shipbuilding firm, as they believed their son had an aptitude for engineering. His studies had been delayed by a serious illness, however, and so he was eventually turned away for being too old to begin an apprenticeship. In his teens he formed a second band, a quintette, including himself on the violin, his sister on the pianoforte or the bass and three friends of the family, for which German prepared the orchestrations. He also did some amateur acting. At the age of 18, following private study from Walter Hay, German entered the Royal Academy of Music, where he eventually changed his name to J. E. German (and later simply Edward German) to avoid confusion with another student. He continued his studies of violin and organ, also beginning a more formal study of composition under Ebenezer Prout. In
top songs
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3 Dances from Henry VIII: Morris Dance
4602Nell Gwyn Suite: Pastoral Dance
1973Orpheus with his lute
1414Nell Gwyn Overture
1165Tom Jones Waltz
1136Welsh Rhapsody
627Tom Jones, Act III: For Tonight (Sophia's Waltz-Song)
488Coronation March and Hymn
489Henry VIII. Torch Dance - Duo-Art 67487
39103 Dances from Henry VIII: Shepherd's Dance
32albums
German: Nell Gwyn / Gipsy Suite / Henry Viii
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Edward German: Henry VIII – Incidental Music & Dances
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Edward German: Music for Violin & Piano
GERMAN: Symphony No. 2 / Welsh Rhapsody
GERMAN: Piano Works
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The Perfect Gardener
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Edward German: Orchestral Works
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Elizabethan Serenade: The Best of British Light Music
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German, E.: Tom Jones [Operetta]
GERMAN: Richard III / Theme and Six Diversions / The Seasons
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Elgar Rediscovered: An Anthology of Forgotten Recordings
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The English Songbook