Autograph manuscripts of music by Granville Bantock (1868-1946) comprising 'Song of the Children in Palladore', text by Sir Henry Newbolt; 'A Grammarian's Funeral', text by Robert Browning; and 'Cello Sonata in B minor', first page only, [c 1908]
Music scores of Granville Bantock
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- Dates of Creation[1908]
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description3 items
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Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Granville Ransome Bantock (1868-1946) was Edward Elgar's immediate successor to the Chair of Music at University of Birmingham in 1908. Before coming to Birmingham he was musical director at The Tower, New Brighton where he astonished the holiday-makers of Wallasey with avant-garde music and gave Sibelius his first English performances. There was a close friendship between Bantock and Elgar and Elgar recommended him for the post of first Principal of the Birmingham and Midland Institute's School of Music (now the Birmingham Conservatoire). Bantock was particularly interested in oriental themes; his masterpiece was a complete setting of The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam. He was distinguished for his instrumental mastery and he brought a community of progressive musicians to Birmingham, including Delius, Holbrooke, Ernest Newman, Sibelius, Prokofiev.
Sources: information in Granville Bantock deposit file
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These manuscripts were presented by Professor John Morehen.
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Papers arranged and described by Mark Eccleston, July 2015, in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; and in-house cataloguing guidelines.
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Custodial History
These manuscripts were given to Professor John Morehen as an outright gift by the poet Gavin Bantock, the composer's grandson, [c 1964]