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FAMOUS BRITISH MUSICIANS

Pupil: Nedorezova Alyona. FAMOUS BRITISH MUSICIANS. Teacher: Vetysheva Larisa Anatol'evna. An English composer Opera “Dido and Aeneas” (1689) Music for theatrical performances Hymns Songs Musical compositions. Henry Purcell 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas.

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FAMOUS BRITISH MUSICIANS

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  1. Pupil: Nedorezova Alyona FAMOUS BRITISH MUSICIANS Teacher: Vetysheva Larisa Anatol'evna

  2. An English composer Opera “Dido and Aeneas” (1689) Music for theatrical performances Hymns Songs Musical compositions Henry Purcell 1659-1695

  3. Dido and Aeneas

  4. an English composer, pianist, conductor; born, in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England; father - a dentist; the youngest of four children (a brother and two sisters) was educated locally; studiedfirst piano and thenviola from private teachers; began to compose in 1919; entered the Royal College of Music in London in 1930; won several prizes for his compositions; Edward Benjamin Britten1913-1976

  5. met tenor Peter Pears (1937); sailed for North Americain1939; operas: “Peter Grimes” (1945) “Albert Herring” (1947) “A Midsummer Night’s dream” (1960) “Billy Budd” (1951) “The Turn of the Screw”(1954) “Death in Venice” (1973); the War Requiem (1961); Some facts about his life and career

  6. founded the English Opera Group in 1947; founded the Aldeburgh Festivalin 1948; developed close friendship with D.Shostakovich and M. Rostropovich in the 1960s; awarded the Order of Merit in 1965; created a Life Peer in 1976; buried in the churchyard of the Aldeburgh Parish Church.

  7. an English singer; began to develop his singing and acting talents during his school days at Lancing College; began his professional career with the BBC Singers in 1934; met the composer Benjamin Britten in 1937; shared three years in America (1939 – 1942) with B.Britten; developed his career as a soloist, making his operatic debut in The Tales of Hoffman; created the title role in Britten's Peter Grimes in 1945. Peter Pears1910 - 1968

  8. B.Britten and P.Pears

  9. Scenes from his operas

  10. It was founded in 1948 by B. Britten, P. Pears and E.Crozier. The original intention was to provide a home for their opera company, the English Opera Group. Soon literature, drama, lectures and art exhibitions were included. The Aldeburgh Festival

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