词条 | Dunhill, Thomas Frederick |
释义 | Dunhill, Thomas Frederick British composer born Feb. 1, 1877, London, Eng. died March 13, 1946, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire British composer known for his light operas and songs. Dunhill studied at the Royal College of Music in London and was assistant music master at Eton College, 1899–1908. His outstanding comic operas were Tantivy Towers (1931) and Happy Families (1933). Among his songs, “The Cloths of Heaven” and “The Fiddler of Dooney,” set to poems by W.B. Yeats, were especially popular. He also wrote symphonies, chamber music, and a critical study, Sullivan's Comic Operas (1928). |
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