Roger Quilter: Shepherd Song - Country Pieces

Roger Quilter 1877 - 1953. English classical composer noted for his gift for graceful melody and a style that lies between Delius and Elgar. On this video the second movement from 'Where the Rainbow Ends' - orchestral suite. This music was composed for a fairy play by Clifford Mills and Reginald Owen first staged at the Savoy Theatre in 1911. Roger Quilter was educated first in the preparatory school at Farnborough. He then moved to Eton College and later became a fellow-student of Percy Grainger, Cyril Scott and H. Balfour Gardiner at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, where he studied for almost five years under the guidance of the German professor of composition Iwan Knorr. Quilter belonged to the Frankfurt Group, a circle of composers who studied at the Hoch Conservatory in the late 1890s. His reputation in England rests largely on his songs and on his light music for orchestra, such as his Children's Overture, with its interwoven nursery rhyme tunes, and this suite of music for the play Where the Rainbow Ends. He is noted as an influence on several English composers, including Peter Warlock. Quilter thus had the distinction of being one of the renowned 'Delius Circle'.

Here's a lovely 'English pastoral' piece of light music, the first of four 'Country Pieces'.

Album Info:-
British Light Music.
Roger Quilter.
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ( Bratislava) Adrian Leaper
Marco Polo 1992.
DDD 8.223444

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[Geoff]

A beautiful melody and tranquility xx

[cliffhughes]

This music makes me think of my childhood.

[barbaragaona]

As a voice teacher I had a book of Quilter Songs I used.
This is a lovely piece. Beautiful presentation. Thank you.

[dennisthompson]

A joy to hear the music and to see the accompanying video

[Bellywash]

Perfect for this fall Sunday afternoon!
It picked up my spirit and I floated along.
How lovely!
Blessed Sunday to you Jayne Ann ❤😊

[megasoid]

Roger Quiltner is new to me as of this composition. You are correct that his style lies between Delius and Elgar. You could do considerably worse! Thanks Jayne, this is beautiful.

[patriciaoreilly]

Love it & beautiful picture of nature 😊 really needed this beautiful music 🎶 to relax & uplifted mindset 😊 thank you.