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Cowen, Frederic (Hymen) (1852–1935)| English composer and conductor. He was conductor by turns of the London Philharmonic Society, at Liverpool and Manchester. |
| He studied in London, Leipzig, and Berlin. |
Works Stage Pauline (1876), Thorgrim, Signa (1893), Harold (1895); operettas and incidental music. |
Oratorios The Deluge (1878), St Ursula, Ruth (1887), The Veil, and others. |
Cantatas The Corsair, The Sleeping Beauty, St John's Eve, Ode to the Passions (Collins), John Gilpin (Cowper); cantatas for female voices. |
Orchestral Six symphonies (1869–98: no. 3 Scandinavian, no. 4 Welsh, no. 6 Idyllic); four concert overtures, Sinfonietta, Indian Rhapsody and other works for orchestra; concerto and Concertstück for piano and orchestra. |
Chamber string quartet (1866), piano trio. |
Other jubilee (1897) and coronation (1902) odes; anthems, part songs; many piano pieces; about 300 songs. |
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