Composer > Somervell Arthur Sir
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.
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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