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Hamilton Harty
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Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1941
- Works
- 41
Top works
- Irish fantasy
- A comedy overture, for orchestra
- (46 songs)
- An Irish Symphony
- The blue hills of Antrim
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,701
- Total plays
- 7,659
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Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty (December 4, 1879 – February 19, 1941), British conductor, composer and accompanist, is known for the unmistakably Irish sound in many of his compositions, was a respected conductor, and was at one time considered the premier accompanist in London. Harty was born in Hillsborough, Ireland, the fourth of ten children of church organist William Michael Harty (1852–1918) and his wife, Annie Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph Hamilton Richards, a soldier from Bray. <a href=
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Royal Hillsborough
- Place of death
- Hove
- Spouse
- Agnes Nicholls
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Instrument
- viola
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Image
- HerbertHamiltonHarty.png
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- Commons category
- Hamilton Harty
- date of birth
- 1880-12-17
- date of death
- 1941-02-19
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Hamilton Harty, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
