Edward German
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English musician and composer (1862–1936)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1862
- Died
- 1936
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Song Without Words
- Merrie England
- Tom Jones
- Tom Jones. A Comic Opera in Three Acts, founded upon Fielding's novel by A. M. Thompson and R. Courtneidge. Lyrics by C. H. Taylor. Vocal Score
- Just So Song Book
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
Discography
- Body Linguist2011
- Papua Mass2011
- Tarsier2012
- Burushaski2013
- Endless Phonics2013
- Barrineans2014
- T'rung2014
- Millerite Masai2014
- Social Catalyst2014
- Turkish Bath2014
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,946
- Total plays
- 8,444
Tags
20th Century ClassicalClassicalbritishcomposerPost-Romantic
Sir Edward German (17 February 1862 – 11 November 1936) was an English musician and composer, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of English comic opera. German was born German Edward Jones in Whitchurch, Shropshire, the second of five children. The son of a church organist, he began to study piano and organ with his father at the age of five. At the age of six <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Edward+Ger
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Whitchurch
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Employer
- Royal Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Edwardgerman.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1862-02-17
- date of death
- 1936-11-11
- Commons category
- Edward German
- has works in the collection
- Tate
- P12749
- Jackie Blanchflower
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