Frederick Delius

Biography by Alexander Carpenter

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Frederick Delius (1862-1934) was one of the most distinctive and individualistic British composers of the early 20th century.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchestra, RT vi/17	1909	14:16	Orchestral
Florida, suite for orchestra, RT vi/1	1887	37:12	Orchestral
A Song Before Sunrise, for small orchestra, RT vi/24	1918	06:02	Orchestral
Pieces (2) for small orchestra, RT vi/19	1912	10:28	Orchestral
Brigg Fair (An English Rhapsody), for orchestra, RT vi/16	1907	16:09	Orchestral
A Village Romeo & Juliet, lyric drama, RT i/6	1901	01:49:54	Opera
Songs (7) from the Norwegian, for voice & piano, RT v/9	1890	14:43	Vocal Music
Small Tone Poems (3), for orchestra, RT vi/7	1890	19:21	Orchestral
Irmelin, prelude for orchestra, RT vi/27	1931	05:11	Orchestral
A Song of Summer, for orchestra, RT vi/26	1930	10:42	Orchestral
To be sung of a summer night on the water, songs (2) for chorus, RT iv/5	1917	04:07	Choral
Sonata for violin & piano No. 3, RT viii/10	1930	16:41	Chamber Music
Hassan, incidental music, RT i/9	1920	33:29	Orchestral
A Dance Rhapsody (No. 2), for orchestra, RT vi/22	1916	08:08	Orchestral
Summer Night on the River, tone poem for orchestra (Pieces for small orchestra, No. 2), RT vi/19/2	1911	06:21	Orchestral
A Mass of Life (Eine Messe des Lebens), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, RT ii/4	1905	01:38:50	Choral
Aquarelles (2), for strings (arr. by Fenby from 2 songs "to be sung on a summer night")	1936	04:33	Orchestral
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, tone poem for orchestra (Pieces for small orchestra, No. 1), RT vi/19/1	1912	06:25	Orchestral
Fennimore and Gerda, opera, RT i/8	1910	54:22	Opera
Sonata for cello and piano, RT viii/7	1916	13:40	Chamber Music