Ina Boyle, an Irish composer, was the only woman composer to be published in the Carnegie Collection of British music with her orchestral rhapsody The Magic Harp.
Composer Biography
E.J. Moeran's Anglo-Irish background influenced his music, which reflects the folksong and landscape of East Anglia and County Kerry.
Composition History
John Ireland composed 'The Holy Boy' as a piano solo on Christmas Day 1913, while he was choirmaster and organist at St Luke's Chelsea.
Composer Biography
John Ireland's 'The Holy Boy' is a tribute to Robert Glasby, one of his choristers, whose cherubic sculptured head remained a treasured possession of Ireland.
Composition History
Ina Boyle's String Quartet in E minor was dedicated to Anne Macnaghten, who was known for promoting concerts that often featured women composers.
Composition History
Ralph Vaughan Williams's Three Preludes were written during the early years of the Second World War for practical performance by both amateurs and professionals.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The basic instrumentation for Vaughan Williams's Three Preludes was string quartet, but they could also be played by any combination of wind or strings.
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