1915 in British music
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This is a summary of 1915 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- March â The Musical Times publishes an appreciation of Frederick Delius by the composer Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine).[1]
- December â Having been invalided out of the armed forces, composer Havergal Brian and his family move to Erdington, Warwickshire.
- date unknown
- Composer Herbert Howells is given six months to live, and becomes the first person in the UK to receive radium treatment (he will live on until 1983).[2]
- William Penfro Rowlands's hymn tune "Blaenwern" is first published in Henry H. Jones' Cân a Moliant.
- The Band of the Welsh Guards is formed, simultaneously with the establishment of the regiment.[3]
Popular music
- Albert William Ketèlbey â "In a Monastery Garden"
- T. W. Conner â "A Little Bit of Cucumber"[4]
- George Henry Powell & Felix Powell â "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag"
Classical music: new works
- Granville Bantock â Hebridean Symphony
- Frank Bridge â Lament[5]
- Dora Bright â A Dancer's Adventure (ballet)
- Frederick Delius â Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra
- Edward Elgar â Incidental music for The Starlight Express[6]
- Gustav Holst â Japanese Suite
- John Ireland â Preludes for Piano
- Percy Pitt
- Sakura suite No. 2 (Suite de Ballet)
- Ballet Egyptien
- Suite pour petite orchestre
Opera
- Rutland Boughton â Bethlehem[7]
Musical theatre
- 24 April â Betty, with lyrics by Adrian Ross and music by Paul Rubens, opens at Daly's Theatre, starring Winifred Barnes.[8]
- 28 April â Tonight's the Night, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank and music by Paul Rubens, opens at Daly's Theatre, featuring George Grossmith and Leslie Henson.[8]
Births
- 11 January â Harry Lewis, musician and composer (died 1998)
- 25 January â Ewan MacColl, folk singer and songwriter (died 1989)
- 4 February â Norman Wisdom, comedian, singer and actor (died 2010)
- 10 March â Charles Groves, conductor (died 1992)
- 19 March â Nancy Evans, operatic mezzo-soprano (died 2000)[9]
- 25 March â Dorothy Squires, singer (died 1998)
- 29 March â George Chisholm, jazz trombonist and comedian (died 1997)
- 26 August â Humphrey Searle, composer (died 1982)
- 28 November â Pamela Harrison, pianist and composer (died 1990)
Deaths
- 15 January â Florence Everilda Goodeve, composer and lyricist, 53[10]
- 4 June â William Denis Browne, pianist, organist and composer, 26 (killed in action)[11]
- 6 June â William Hayman Cummings, tenor, organist and composer, 83[12]
- 10 December â David Jenkins, composer, 66