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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
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'''Died:''' | '''Died:''' 1934 | ||
'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
Norman Houston O’Neill was born in Kensington, London, England, son of Irish painter George Bernard O’Neill. He studied in London with [[Arthur Somervell]] and at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. He taught harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, was conductor at the Haymarket Theatre, and was treasurer of the Royal Philharmonic Society. He died of blood poisoning after being struck by a carrier tricycle on Oxford Street, London, on his way to Broadcasting House for a recording session. His compositions include a significant amount of music for the theatre as well as symphonic suites, chamber works, instrumental music, piano works, choral works, and songs; and, in 1910, he was the first British composer to conduct his own orchestral music on record. | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:26, 22 March 2024
Life
Born: 1875
Died: 1934
Biography
Norman Houston O’Neill was born in Kensington, London, England, son of Irish painter George Bernard O’Neill. He studied in London with Arthur Somervell and at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. He taught harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, was conductor at the Haymarket Theatre, and was treasurer of the Royal Philharmonic Society. He died of blood poisoning after being struck by a carrier tricycle on Oxford Street, London, on his way to Broadcasting House for a recording session. His compositions include a significant amount of music for the theatre as well as symphonic suites, chamber works, instrumental music, piano works, choral works, and songs; and, in 1910, he was the first British composer to conduct his own orchestral music on record.
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List of choral works
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Publications
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