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Bennett, William Sterndale
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Brief biography and caricature with summary of orchestral music and recommended recordings.
http://www.hnh.com/composer/bennettw.htm
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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Bennett, William Sterndale He is best known for his oratorio, The Woman of Samaria. Other Information: General Bibliography: Blume, Friedrich, with M. D. Norton (Translator) and Herter Norton (Translator Classic and Romantic Music;...Find a Grave biographical sketch and photograph of tomb in Westminster Abbey. Includes link to others encrypted in the church.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20771
A list of songs, some with texts.
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William Sterndale Bennett (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, Mélodies, Chansons and other Classical Vocal Music) Translators and other volunteers Contact Information Copyright Statement Partial Bibliography Emily's Homepage Emily's Amazon wishlist Please visit Artsconverge, a Lieder-related web-project on which I once did some work. Composer: William...Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, works, illustrations, and links to related composers.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3 English composer who wrote most of his works while he was studying in Leipzig where he became a close friend of Robert Schumann and Mendelssohn. Bennett’s popularity as a composer...