John Ireland (composer)
John Ireland | |
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Ireland, c. 1920 | |
| Born | 13 August 1879 Bowdon, Cheshire, UK |
| Died | 12 June 1962 (aged 82) Rock Mill, Washington, Sussex, UK |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, teacher |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Phillips
(m. 1926; div. 1928) |
John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".