COWEN, SIR FREDERIC HYMEN
- COWEN, SIR FREDERIC HYMEN
- COWEN, SIR FREDERIC HYMEN (1852–1935), conductor and
composer. Born in Jamaica, Cowen was taken to London as a child, and
performed his own piano concerto there at the age of 13. He conducted
the London Philharmonic Society, Halle Orchestra of Manchester, and many
other orchestras. His works include four operas, four cantatas
(including The Veil, 1910), six symphonies, orchestral and
chamber works, songs, and marches. He published an autobiography,
My Art and My Friends (1913); a humoristic glossary of
musical terms, Music as She is Wrote (1915); and biographies
of several composers. He was knighted in 1911.
Encyclopedia Judaica.
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Cowen, Sir Frederic Hymen — ▪ British conductor and composer born Jan. 29, 1852, Kingston, Jam. died Oct. 6, 1935, London, Eng. conductor, pianist, and composer who was widely regarded as one of the most versatile British musicians of his time. Cowen exhibited… … Universalium
Frederic Hymen Cowen — Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (* 29. Januar 1852 in Kingston (Jamaika); † 6. Oktober 1935 in London) war ein englischer Komponist, Pianist und Dirigent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Frederick Hymen Cowen — Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (* 29. Januar 1852 in Kingston (Jamaika); † 6. Oktober 1935 in London) war ein englischer Komponist, Pianist und Dirigent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Carte, Richard D'Oyly — ▪ English impresario born May 3, 1844, London, Eng. died April 3, 1901, London English impresario remembered for having managed the first productions of operas by Sir W. S. Gilbert (Gilbert, Sir W.S.) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (Sullivan, Sir… … Universalium
Harold or the Norman Conquest — Opera in four acts with music by the British composer Frederic H. Cowen with a libretto by Edward Malet, edited by Frederic Edward Weatherly, adapted into the German by L.A. Caumont, and first performed at Covent Garden, London on 8 June,… … Wikipedia
Signa (opera) — Signa is an opera originally conceived in four acts with music by the British composer Frederic H. Cowen with a libretto by Gilbert A. A Beckett, with revisions by H.A. Rudall and Frederic Edward Weatherly after Ouida, with an Italian translation … Wikipedia
Pauline (opera) — Pauline is an opera in four acts with music by the British composer Frederic H. Cowen to a libretto by Henry Hersee after The Lady of Lyons by Edward Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, first performed 22 September 1876 at the Lyceum Theatre, London … Wikipedia
Thorgrim — Opera in four acts with music by the British composer Frederic H. Cowen to a libretto by Joseph Bennett after the Icelandic tale Viglund the Fair , first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on 22 April 1890.References*1911 * Cowen, F. H … Wikipedia
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