Arthur Somervell

Also known as Sir Arthur Somervell

British composer and art song writer (1863–1937)

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Works: 3

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One Thousand Exercises - Book I
Songs of the Four Nations
Fifty Steps in Sight-Singing (Yesterday's Classics)

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Type: Person
Country: GB
Active from: 1863-06-05
Active to: 1937-05-02

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Sir Arthur Somervell (5 June 1863 – 2 May 1937) was an English composer, and after Hubert Parry one of the most successful and influential writers of art song in the English music renaissance of the 1890s-1900s. He was born in Windermere, Westmorland, the son of the founder of K Shoes, and was initially educated at Uppingham School and King's College, Cambridge,[1] where he studied composition under Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. From 1883 to 1885 he studied at the High School for Music <a href

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Instance of: human
Given name: Arthur
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Windermere
Place of death: Greater London
Occupation: music educator
Educated at: King's College
Employer: Royal College of Music
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Knight Bachelor
Student of: Charles Villiers Stanford
Image: Sir Arthur Somervell.jpg

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Commons category: Arthur Somervell
archives at: National Library of Wales
date of death: 1937-05-02
date of birth: 1863-06-05
student: Norman O'Neill
honorific prefix: Sir
P12749: Cabaret Balkan

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Arthur Somervell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Come to me soothing sleep: (“Otho”)/([Komp:] Handels- arr. A. Somervell)

Spring is coming: (“Otho”)/([Komp:] Handels- arr. A. Somervell)

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