John Foulds
Composer
1880 – 1939
Who was John Foulds?
John Herbert Foulds was a British composer of classical music. He was largely self-taught as a composer, and belongs to the figures of the "British Musical Renaissance".
A successful composer of light music and theatre scores, his principal creative energies went into more ambitious and exploratory works that were particularly influenced by Indian music. Suffering a setback after the decline in popularity of his World Requiem, he left London for Paris in 1927, and eventually travelled to India in 1935 where, among other things, he collected folk music, composed pieces for traditional Indian instrument ensembles, and worked for a radio station.
Foulds was an adventurous figure of great innate musicality and superb technical skill. Among his best works are Three Mantras for orchestra and wordless chorus, Essays in the Modes for piano, the piano concerto Dynamic Triptych, and his ninth string quartet Quartetto Intimo.
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- Born
- Nov 2, 1880
Hulme - Also known as
- John Herbert Foulds
- Spouses
- Dora Woodcock
(1902 - ) - Maud MacCarthy
(1932 - )
- Dora Woodcock
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Hulme
- Died
- Apr 25, 1939
Kolkata
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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