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Arthur Somervell

English composer

Died when: 73 years 331 days (886 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Arthur Somervell

Sir Arthur Somervell (5 June 1863 ā€“ 2 May 1937) was an English composer and art song writer.After Hubert Parry, he was one of the most successful and influential writers of art song in the English music renaissance of the 1890sā€“1900s.

One of his best-known works is his English-language adaptation of a Handel aria, "Silent Worship".


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