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Country Gardens" is an old English folk tune traditionally used for Morris dancing. It was introduced by traditional folk musician William Kimber to Cecil Sharp near the beginning of the twentieth century, then popularised by a diverse range of musicians from Percy Grainger and David Stanhope to Jimmie Rodgers .
Princes Bridge, Melbourne, designed by John Grainger. Grainger was born on 8 July 1882 in Brighton, south-east of Melbourne.His father, John Grainger, an English-born architect who had emigrated to Australia in 1877, won recognition for his design of the Princes Bridge across the Yarra River in Melbourne; [1] His mother Rose Annie Aldridge was the daughter of Adelaide hotelier George Aldridge.
Grainger, c. 1910s. The published musical compositions of Percy Grainger (1882–1961) fall into two main categories: (a) original works and (b) folksong settings. There are also numerous unpublished works, sketches and juvenilia. Grainger's compositional career lasted for more than half a century, from the end of the 19th century until the ...
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Kimber's version of the folk tune Country Gardens was noted by Cecil Sharp, and musicians from Percy Grainger to Jimmie Rodgers went on to popularise the tune. Kimber's Anglo concertina playing — making use of the left-hand to add simple but effective chordal and rhythmic accompaniments — showed great vitality and lightness of touch. The ...
Percy Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry (1918) Lincolnshire Posy (1937) Country Gardens (1928) Howard Hanson Chorale and Alleluia (1954) Paul Hindemith Symphony in B-flat (1951) Gustav Holst Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52 (1930) First Suite in E-flat Major, Op. 28/1 (1909) Second Suite in F Major, Op. 28/2 (1911) Karel Husa Music ...
“The Garden” is currently shortlisted for the Prix Pictet — an international photography prize highlighting work on themes connected to sustainability. This year’s tenth edition is themed ...
Percy Grainger had an interesting and largely successful career as a composer, pianist and arranger of folk tunes. To the public he was "Mr Country Gardens", but there were darker sides. His pride in his (imagined) Nordic roots turned in time to outright racism; he had a penchant for spanking; suspicions of an incestuous relationship with his ...