Percy Grainger
Born: 8th July 1882, Melbourne, Australia
Died: 20th February 1961, New York, U.S.A
Nationality: Australian, American
Percy Aldridge Grainger was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens".
Grainger left Australia at the age of 13 to attend the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Between 1901 and 1914 he was based in London, where he established himself first as a society pianist and later as a concert performer, composer, and collector of original folk melodies.
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Percy Grainger
31st Jan 2011
The fiftieth anniversary of the Australian pianist, composer and all-round eccentric brings reissues of his own recordings on APR and a tribute from Benjamin Britten and friends, plus the Jungle Book from John Mark Ainsley, Polyphony and Stephen Layton.
Popular Genres: Grainger
Chamber
Instrumental
Vocal
Choral
Wind & Brass Bands
Popular Works: Grainger
- 'The Duke of Marlborough' Fanfare (17)
- Arrival Platform Humlet (from In a Nutshell) (31)
- Blithe Bells (26)
- Brigg Fair (16)
- Children's March 'Over the Hills and Far Away' (53)
- Colonial Song (56)
- Country Gardens (60)
- Danish Folk-song Suite (10)
- Died for Love (13)
- Dreamery (12)
- Early One Morning (16)
- Fantasy on George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ (two pianos) (10)
- Gay but Wistful (from In a Nutshell) (29)
- Green Bushes (12)
- Handel in the Strand (47)
- Harvest Hymn (16)
- Hill-Song No. 2 (16)
- I'm seventeen come Sunday (11)
- In a Nutshell, suite (29)
- Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy' (89)
- Lincolnshire Posy (68)
- Mock Morris (33)
- Molly on the Shore (91)
- My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone (24)
- Pastoral (from In a Nutshell) (29)
- Scotch Strathspey and Reel (12)
- Shallow Brown (10)
- Shepherd's Hey (73)
- Spoon River (24)
- The Gum-Suckers March (from In a Nutshell) (34)
- The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C) (23)
- The Merry King (13)
- The Power of Love (11)
- The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart (10)
- The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol (33)
- The Warriors (17)
- Walking Tune (22)
- Willow Willow (12)
- Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon (28)
- Youthful Suite (10)
Recent Best Sellers: Grainger
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Love songs
Angela Hewitt (piano)
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Special offer. Grainger: Works for Large Chorus and Orchestra
Sydney Chamber Choir, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
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Special offer. Grainger: Rambles & Reflections | Grainger's transcriptions of works by other composers
Piers Lane (piano)
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Special offer. Grainger: Jungle Book | & other choral works
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Polyphony, Stephen Layton
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st January 2011
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New Releases: Grainger
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New. 2024 Midwest Clinic: Krimmel Intermediate Chamber Orchestra
Krimmel Intermediate Chamber Orchestra, Tiffany Webb, Cathy Fishburn, Mary Lubaroff, Todd Clearwater
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New. 2024 Midwest Clinic: Rouse High School Honor Band
Rouse High School Honor Band, Caitlin Wolf, Ryan Johnstone, Thomas Bennett, Anna Bush, Cynthia A. Lansford
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New. 2024 Midwest Clinic: Knox Wiley Middle School Wind Ensemble
Knox Wiley Middle School Wind Ensemble, J. Taylor Williamson, Cynthia A. Lansford, Cristina Davidson, Rachel Johnstone
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New. 2025 Midwest Clinic: South Grand Prairie High School Wind Ensemble
South Grand Prairie High School Wind Ensemble, Michelle Ross, Jesus Martinez, Larry Barton, Alan Chrzanowski, Billy Laird
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