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William Kent (c. 1685 – 12 April 1748) was an English architect, landscape architect, painter and furniture designer of the early 18th century.He began his career as a painter, and became Principal Painter in Ordinary or court painter, but his real talent was for design in various media.
However, Kent shone with his skill to play the piano and his high reading ability. In 1940, Kent was drafted into the US Navy and served at the Naval Station at Great Lakes as a storekeeper. He graduated from Northwestern University, Chicago, and later came to Yale University to study music theory with world-famous composer Paul Hindemith.
In 1731, it was redesigned by William Kent to resemble a church, and in 1859 an iron waterwheel was added by Charles Burrell. The Temple (not open to the public) is an unusual octagonal folly designed by William Kent in 1746. [9] It was his last work. It has a magnificent octagonal banqueting hall rising to a dome.
The following works are some of the most universally respected and established cornerstones of the band repertoire. All have "stood the test of time" through decades of regular performance, and many, either through an innovative use of the medium or by the fame of their composer, helped establish the wind band as a legitimate, serious performing ensemble.
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Brown remained at Stowe until 1750. He made the Grecian Valley at Stowe under William Kent's supervision. It is an abstract composition of landform and woodland. Lord Cobham let Brown take freelance work from his aristocratic friends, thus making him well known as a landscape gardener.
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Kent Best Swedish Group [8] Nominated 2002 MTV Europe Music Award: Kent Best Nordic Act [9] Won 2003 Grammis: Kent Artist of the Year [10] Won Best Group Won Vapen & ammunition: Best Album [11] Won "Dom andra" Best Song Won Joakim Berg: Songwriter of the Year Won Lyricist of the Year Won Kent, Martin von Schmalensee, Zed Best Producer Won ...