Edward German
Sir Edward German was an English musician and composer of Welsh descent, 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. Some of his light operas, especially Merrie England, are still occasionally performed.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Whitchurch
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Trending & Selected Quotes
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"I should like to shake Eric Coates but I won't. When I meet him he says, "I just love every note you have written." and I believe he does--but--as you say--well!"
"My music cannot possibly have given you one hundredth part of the joy your music has given me."
"It is an immortal masterpiece. Anybody and everybody today would, I should say, give the rest of their lives to have written it. Anyway I would."
"Every picture shop is filled with pictures of the Emperor; every photographer's with photos--all sizes and in all kinds of positions, in and out of uniform, in different uniforms, looking condescendin…"
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Timeline
1862
Born
Birth1936
Died
Death
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