Peterkin retired early from Oxford University Press at the end of 1947 due to the strain of his heavy workload during the war and his wife Marie's declining health.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Peterkin's early compositions were influenced by composers like Grieg, Debussy, and Delius, as well as writers such as Yeats and Maeterlinck.
Composer Biography
Peterkin spent a productive period in the Far East, first in Singapore and then Hong Kong, where his music was well received and he produced orchestral scores, songs, and piano music.
Composer Biography
Norman Peterkin, the composer, was born in Liverpool in 1886 and was raised by family members after his parents' death.
Composer Biography
As a sickly youth, Peterkin was sent to an uncle's farm on the Black Isle in Scotland in 1905, where the clear air strengthened him and he took piano and organ lessons.
Composer Biography
Peterkin became the Sales Manager for the new Music Department of Oxford University Press in 1924, working alongside Hubert Foss, the Music Editor.
Composition History
The French-American soprano Eva Gauthier enjoyed Peterkin's songs and showed them to Carl Engel of the Boston Music Company, leading to the first printing of Peterkin's music in Boston in 1918.
