Percy Grainger

Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 188220 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. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens".

Grainger left Australia at the age of 13 to attend the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Between 1901 and 1914 he was based in London, where he established himself first as a society pianist and later as a concert performer, composer, and collector of original folk melodies. As his reputation grew he met many of the significant figures in European music, forming important friendships with Frederick Delius and Edvard Grieg. He became a champion of Nordic music and culture, his enthusiasm for which he often expressed in private letters, sometimes in crudely racial or anti-Semitic terms.

In 1914 Grainger moved to the United States, where he lived for the rest of his life, though he travelled widely in Europe and Australia. He served briefly as a bandsman in the United States Army during the First World War through 1917–18, and took American citizenship in 1918. After his mother's suicide in 1922, he became increasingly involved in educational work. He also experimented with music machines, which he hoped would supersede human interpretation. In the 1930s he set up the Grainger Museum in Melbourne, his birthplace, as a monument to his life and works, and as a future research archive. As he grew older, he continued to give concerts and to revise and rearrange his own compositions, while writing little new music. After the Second World War, ill health reduced his levels of activity. He considered his career a failure. He gave his last concert in 1960, less than a year before his death. Provided by Wikipedia
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    British folk-music settings. Nr. 38, The merry king : piano solo by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    New York : G. Schirmer, 1939
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    In a nutshell : suite for orchestra, piano and Deagan percussion instruments by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    New York : G. Schirmer, 1916
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Percy Grainger piano album by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    New York, N.Y. : G. Schirmer, 1982
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Youthful rapture : chamber music of Percy Grainger. by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    Boston, Mass. : Northeastern Records, 1987
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    Format: Audio


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    Works for solo piano. 1 by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    Colchester, England : Chandos Records, 2001
    Other Authors: “…Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961…”
    Format: Audio


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    The farthest north of humanness : letters of Percy Grainger, 1901-14 by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    Saint Louis, Mo. : MMB Music, 1985
    Format: Book


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    Country gardens : English Morris dance tune : set for 2 pianos, 4 hands (or for massed pianos) by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    New York : G. Schirmer, 1932
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    In a nutshell by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    New York, NY : EMI Classics, 1997
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    Format: CD Audio


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    Sentimentals. Nr. 1, Colonial song : piano solo by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    London : Schott, 1921
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Songs for baritone by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos Records, 1996
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    Format: Audio


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    The gum-suckers' march : 4th movement of the suite "In a nutshell" : set for military band, piano, and tuneful percussion by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    San Antonio, Tex. : Southern Music Co., 1996
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    To a Nordic princess : bridal song for orchestra (organ at will) by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    New York : G. Schirmer, 1930
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Music for solo piano by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    Mainz ; New York : Schott, 1997
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Danny boy songs and dancing ballads by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    [Netherlands?] : New York, N.Y. : Philips ; Manufactured and distributed by PolyGram Classics & Jazz, 1996
    Format: CD Audio


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    Molly on the shore : (British folk-music settings no. 19) : for piano solo by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    Boca Raton, Fla. : Masters Music, 1994
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Room-music tit-bits. Nr. 5, Eastern intermezzo : 2 pianos, 4 hands by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    New York : G. Schirmer 1922
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Molly on the shore; Irish reel on 2 Cork reel tunes set for string four-some or string band. by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    London, Schott, 1911
    Rev. ed.
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Music for saxophones by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    [Franklin, Tennessee] : Naxos, 2015
    Other Authors: “…Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961…”
    Format: Audio


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    Thirteen folksongs by Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961

    London : Thames Pub. : Trade distribution, G. Schirmer, 1981
    Format: Musical Score Book