John Foulds

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John Herbert Foulds (November 2, 1880 – April 25, 1939), was a British composer of classical music from England. A successful composer of light music and theatre scores, his principal creative energies went into more ambitious and exploratory works that were particularly influenced by Indian music. Suffering a setback after the decline in popularity of his World Requiem (1919–1921), he left London for Paris in 1927, and eventually travelled to India in 1935 where, among other things, he collected folk music, composed pieces for traditional Indian instrument ensembles, and worked for a radio station. Foulds was an adventurous figure of great innate musicality and superb technical skill. Among his best works are Three Mantras for orchestra and wordless chorus (1919–1930), Essays in the Modes for piano (1920–1927), the piano concerto Dynamic Triptych (1927–1929), and his ninth string quartet Quartetto Intimo (1931–1932). (From Wikipedia) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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J. FOULDS: Gandharva 'celestial music' (e)

Foulds : Dynamic Triptych, Music-Pictures III & Orchestral Miniatures

Foulds: Piano Music

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J. FOULDS: April England (ex.)

Foulds: World Requiem (A)

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J. FOULDS: Ghandarva Music

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The Best Classical Music You've Never Heard

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40 Most Beautiful Violin Classics

Foulds: Orchestral Works

Foulds: A World Requiem, Op. 60

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John Foulds: Piano Music

John Foulds - Keltic Suite

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