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Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918.
Percy Grainger (Melbourne, 8 luglio 1882 – White Plains, 20 febbraio 1961) è stato un compositore australiano naturalizzato statunitense. Percy Aldridge Grainger è stato compositore, pianista virtuoso, inventore, collezionista e trascrittore di musica popolare di varie culture.
List of compositions by Percy Grainger. Grainger, c. 1910s. The published musical compositions of Percy Grainger (1882–1961) fall into two main categories: (a) original works and (b) folksong settings. There are also numerous unpublished works, sketches and juvenilia.
TitleCollection Ref.Musical ForcesDate (s) Composed"Anchor Song"KS 6Solo baritone, male choir or 4 voices, ...1899–21RMTB 7Viola, solo or ensemble1908–12"The Beaches of Lukannon"KS 20 and KJBC 5Mixed chorus, strings ensemble, harmonium ...1898–41RMTB 4(a) Solo piano (excerpt) (b) Military ...1916–18England. Percy Grainger (born July 8, 1882, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died Feb. 20, 1961, White Plains, N.Y., U.S.) was an Australian-born American composer, pianist, and conductor who was also known for his work in collecting folk music. Grainger first appeared publicly as a pianist at age 10.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
George Percy Grainger (1882–1961), musician, was born on 8 July 1882 at Brighton, Melbourne, only child of John Harry Grainger, architect, and his wife Rosa (Rose) Annie, née Aldridge, of Adelaide. John Grainger (1855–1917) came originally from Durham, England, and was educated there and in London and France. He migrated to Adelaide in ...
Biography of Percy Grainger. Percy Grainger was a megastar of the European, North American and Australian stage, commanding huge fees and attracting sell-out audiences for his concert piano performances. His most famous work, an arrangement of the folk song Country Gardens, broke its publisher's sales records for 75 consecutive years.
Abstract. The national affiliation of composer-pianist Percy Grainger (1882–1961) is a complex matter. While often claimed today to have been Australian or American, he was a ‘naturally born British subject’ for the first 36 years of his life. Thereafter, he was a naturalized American.
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