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Son of a Westmorland shoe manufacturer, he was born in 1865 and studied in Berlin and later in London at the Royal College. A teacher in the College and later appointed Inspector for Music to the Board of Education in 1901 rising to Chief Inspector in 1920. His compositions are well-crafted and often difficult to perform but are well worth the effort. As an essay writer, he could be very controversial. He died in 1937.  
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Myle Charaine

Somervell Sir Arthur

C Minor | England | 19th Century | Romantic | Art-song | Kunstlieder | Manx | Isle Of Man

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Shepherd's Cradle Song

Somervell Sir Arthur

G | England | 19th Century | Romantic | Modern art-song | Kunstlieder | Christmas | Solos

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Silent Worship (Non Lo DirĂ² Col Labbro)(high)

Handel (arr. Somervell)

A-Flat | 18th Century | Baroque | Arias | Opera | Tolomeo | Solos

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Silent Worship (Non Lo DirĂ² Col Labbro)(mezzo)

Handel (arr. Somervell)

G | Germany | 18th Century | Baroque | Aria | Opera | Solos | Tolomeo

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The Gentle Maiden

Somervell Sir Arthur

E Flat | England | 19th Century | Romantic | Art-song | Solos | Folk Song | Irish | Traditional

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White In The Moon The Long Road Lies

Somervell Sir Arthur

B minor | England | 20th Century | Romantic | Modern art-song | Kunstlieder | Solos | A.E. Housman

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Young Love Lies Sleeping

Somervell Sir Arthur

B Flat | England | 20th Century | Romantic | Modern art-song | Art-Song | Kunstlieder | Solos | Christina Rossetti | orig. poem: Dream-Love

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