John Ireland

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John Ireland

John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".

Birth and Death Data: Born August 13, 1879 (Bowdon), Died June 12, 1962 (West Sussex)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BSHQ-73076	10-in.	7/7/1932	Sea fever	Conrad Thibault ; Theodore Walstrum	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	D3RC-0205	12-in.	9/30/1943	Dorothy Parker poems	Ilka Chase ; John Ireland	Recitation	speaker
Columbia	75484	12-in.	approximately 1917	Sonata no. 2 in A minor	William Murdoch ; Albert Sammons	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	75485	12-in.	approximately 1917	Sonata no. 2 in A minor	William Murdoch ; Albert Sammons	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	75486	12-in.	approximately 1917	Sonata no. 2 in A minor	William Murdoch ; Albert Sammons	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	75487	12-in.	approximately 1917	Sonata no. 2 in A minor	William Murdoch ; Albert Sammons	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	76535	12-in.	approximately 1919	Bells of San Marie	Hubert Eisdell	Male vocal solo, with string quartet and piano	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ireland, John," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102947.

Ireland, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102947.

"Ireland, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.