20th Century
Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
Born in England
His parents were from Germany but they had immigrated to England.
He was expected to become a businessman like his father.
He went to Florida in 1884 to manage an orange grove. While in Florida, the music of the black workers influenced him greatly.
He studied with the American organist Thomas F. Ward in Jacksonville.
Later in life Delius was stricken with paralysis and blindness so a young musician transcribed his music for him.
He wrote: Orchestral music
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Sea Drift
In a Summer Garden
Marche-Caprice
Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
Born in England
His parents were from Germany but they had immigrated to England.
He was expected to become a businessman like his father.
He went to Florida in 1884 to manage an orange grove. While in Florida, the music of the black workers influenced him greatly.
He studied with the American organist Thomas F. Ward in Jacksonville.
Later in life Delius was stricken with paralysis and blindness so a young musician transcribed his music for him.
He wrote: Orchestral music
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Sea Drift
In a Summer Garden
Marche-Caprice
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