1913 in British music
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This is a summary of 1913 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- 10 September â The première of Jean Sibelius's tone poem Luonnotar takes place at the Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester Cathedral, with soprano Aino Ackté and orchestra conducted by Herbert Brewer.[1]
- 1 October â Marie Lloyd and her lover, Bernard Dillon, are arrested by the US immigration authorities on their arrival in New York, when it is discovered that they are not married.[2]
- date unknown
- Edward Bairstow becomes organist of York Minster.[3]
- Ivor Novello moves into a flat above the Strand Theatre in London's West End; in 2005, the theatre would be renamed in his honour.[4]
Popular music
- Albert Ketèlbey â "My Heart Still Clings to You"[5]
- Arnold Safroni-Middleton â "Imperial Echoes"
Recordings
- Harry Lauder â "It's Nicer To Be In Bed"[6]
Classical music: new works
- Arnold Bax â Three Pieces for Small Orchestra
- York Bowen â At the Play
- George Butterworth â The Banks of Green Willow[7]
- Edward Elgar â Falstaff
- Gustav Holst â St Paul's Suite
- John Ireland
- Ralph Vaughan Williams â Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (revised version)
Musical theatre
- 7 February â After the Girl, with music by Paul Rubens and lyrics by Percy Greenbank, opens at the Gaiety Theatre for a run of 105 performances.[10]
- 18 February â Oh! Oh! Delphine!, with music by Ivan Caryll and lyrics by C.M.S. McLellan, opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre for a run of 174 performances.[10]
- 25 September â The Pearl Girl, with music by Howard Talbot & Hugo Felix and lyrics by Basil Hood, opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre, starring Marjorie Maxwell, for a run of 254 performances.[10]
Publications
- Francesco Berger â Reminiscences, Impressions, and Anecdotes.[11]
- Frank Bridge â Second Book of Organ Pieces
Births
- 27 January â Jack Brymer, clarinettist (died 2003)
- 28 February â Wally Ridley, record producer and songwriter (died 2007)[12]
- 13 March â Tessie O'Shea, entertainer (died 1995)
- 2 April â Ronald Center, composer (died 1973)
- 28 June â George Lloyd, composer (died 1998)
- 28 August â Robert Irving, conductor (died 1991)
- 22 November â Benjamin Britten, composer (died 1976)
- date unknown â Eiluned Davies, Anglo Welsh concert pianist and composer (died 1999)
Deaths
- 19 March â John Thomas, harpist and composer, 87
- 5 May â Helen Carte (Helen Lenoir; née Black), impresario, 60[13]
- 17 July â Armes Beaumont, singer best known in Australia, 70[14]
- 26 August â Michael Maybrick, singer and composer, 72[15]
- 13 September â Alfred Gaul, composer, conductor and organist, 76[16]
- 20 October â Charles Brookfield, musical theatre writer, 56 (tuberculosis)[17]
- 6 December â Alexander Hurley, music hall performer, 42 (pneumonia)[18]