Percy Grainger was known during his lifetime as a virtuoso pianist and arranger of popular English folk song. His primary contribution to music, however, lies in his prolific output as a composer of expert and highly original works. Grainger's early years were spent in Melbourne where he studied first with his mother, and later with Louis Pabst. From 1895-1899 he attended the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany, and then settled in London in Read more 1901. The next 10 years or so were devoted to a combination of concert touring and folk song collection. Grainger's early reputation was as a brilliant and eccentric pianist, and it was this talent that not only provided his income for the rest of his life, but also brought him into contact with other composers. Grieg and Delius, in particular, had great influence on Grainger's development of a sympathy and sensitivity toward unique national and folk styles. In 1914, Grainger moved to New York, beginning a long career as a composer, arranger, collector of folk music, and educator; he became an American citizen in 1918. In 1925 and 1927 he collected and published over 200 Danish folk songs, and returned to Australia in 1924, 1926, and from 1934-1935 in order to establish a Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne devoted to ethnomusicological research. His final years were spent completing and arranging his earlier works and trying to develop a workable form of his "free music" using primarily theremins, one of the earliest electronic instruments. The project remained incomplete, and Grainger died embittered and in relative obscurity, known only for a handful of light works that he referred to derogatorily as his "fripperies."

Early in his life, Grainger rejected the central European tradition of Western classical music, seeking instead a "democratic" music that was more closely related to natural sounds, speech, and world music. In his quest to assimilate as much unique musical culture as possible, Grainger became one of the first ethnomusicologists to use the wax cylinder phonograph in the collection and transcription of indigenous music. His arrangements of many of these are among the best ever done, capturing not only the melodies and harmonies, but also the timbres, inflections, and performance styles of each individual piece. In his own compositions, Grainger experimented with nontraditional rhythms, forms, and instrumental combinations in an attempt to create what he called "free music." He also created a large body of more traditional works and arrangements intended for more popular consumption, motivated, no doubt, by his experience with the Edwardian music hall and later with the U.S. Army Band. Read less

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Grainger: The Power Of Love / Keith Brion, Slovak Radio So

Release Date: 10/06/2000 Label: Naxos
Catalog: 8554263 Number of Discs: 1

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Shepherd's Hey - Grainger, Holst, Etc / Paramount Brass

Release Date: 09/24/2002 Label: Centaur Records
Catalog: 2547 Number of Discs: 1

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Grainger: Music for Saxophones

Release Date: 12/11/2015 Label: Naxos
Catalog: 8573228 Number of Discs: 1

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Wildflowers - Symphonic Band Music / Corporon, North Texas

Label: Klavier Records Catalog: 11079 Release Date: 11/19/1996 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Paul Hart, Billy Childs, Dana Wilson, Percy Aldridge Grainger ...
Performer: Steve Houghton, Adam Wodnicki
Conductor: Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Orchestra/Ensemble: North Texas University Wind Ensemble

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Grainger: Piano Music / Marc-andre Hamelin

Label: Hyperion Catalog: 66884 Release Date: 11/08/1996 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford, Percy Aldridge Grainger
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin

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Tears - Khachaturian, Grainger, Ives, Et Al / Rowell

Label: Albany Records Catalog: 206 Release Date: 09/01/1996 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Charles Ives, David Maslanka, Aaron Copland, Frank Ticheli ...
Conductor: Malcolm Rowell Jr.
Orchestra/Ensemble: University of Massachusetts Wind Ensemble

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Twentieth-century Operatic Fantasias / Ronald Stevenson

Label: Altarus Catalog: 9042 Release Date: 09/01/1996 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ronald Stevenson, Percy Aldridge Grainger
Performer: Ronald Stevenson

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Danny Boy - Songs & Dancing Ballads by Grainger / Gardiner

Label: Philips Catalog: 446657 Release Date: 05/14/1996 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger
Performer: Julian Clarkson, Simon Davies, Julian Podger, Nicholas Robertson ...
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
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Americana - Holmboe, Norholm, Grainger, Britten, Barber

Label: Danica Catalog: 8154 Release Date: 01/23/1996 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ib Norholm, Samuel Barber, Benjamin Britten, Percy Aldridge Grainger ...
Conductor: Michael Bojesen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Camerata Chamber Choir

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University Of Arkansas Wind Symphony Live At All-state 1996

Label: Mark Records Catalog: 3031 Release Date: 01/01/1996 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: David Maslanka, Edward Gregson, Modest Mussorgsky, Percy Aldridge Grainger ...
Conductor: W. Dale Warren, T. W. Gunther
Orchestra/Ensemble: University Of Arkansas Wind Symphony

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Percy Grainger - Salute To Scotland / Ronald Stevenson

Label: Altarus Catalog: 9040 Release Date: 11/29/1995 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger, Traditional
Performer: Ronald Stevenson

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A Christmas Fantasy / Huddersfield Choral Society, Et Al

Label: Chandos Catalog: 4541 Release Date: 11/21/1995 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Leroy Anderson, Gordon Langford, Traditional, John Francis Wade ...
Performer: Keith Rhodes, Anthony Cooke
Conductor: Roy Newsome, Keith Rhodes
Orchestra/Ensemble: Black Dyke Mills Band, Huddersfield Choral Society

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Romance - Greatest Hits

Label: Sony Catalog: 68459 Release Date: 08/22/1995 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sir Edward Elgar, Sergei Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, Edvard Grieg ...
Performer: Michie Koyama, Ayako Shinozaki, Marie-Claire Jamet, Riri Shimada
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis, Eugene Ormandy, John Georgiadis, Richard Kapp ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra ...

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The London Viola Sound

Label: Cala Records Catalog: 106 Release Date: 05/23/1995 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger, Billy Strayhorn, Burt Bacharach, Sergei Prokofiev ...
Performer: Rivka Golani
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields violas, BBC Symphony Orchestra Violas, English National Opera Orchestras Violas ...

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Gabrilowitsch - Issued And Unissued Recordings (1923-29)

Label: Vai Audio Catalog: 1018 Release Date: 02/01/1995 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Robert Schumann, Anton Arensky, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Léo Delibes ...
Performer: Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Harold Bauer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Flonzaley String Quartet

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Beachcomber - Encores For Band / Frederick Fennell, Et Al

Label: Reference Recordings Catalog: 62 Release Date: 01/20/1995 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Samuel Augustus Ward, Bin Kaneda, Naohiri Iwai, Jack End ...
Conductor: Frederick Fennell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Wind Symphony

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The Music Of Percy Grainger Vol 3 / University Of Houston Wind Ensemble

Label: Mark Records Catalog: 1523 Release Date: 07/17/1994 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger
Conductor: Eddie Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: University of Houston Wind Ensemble

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Grainger: Country Gardens & Other Piano Favourites / Jones

Label: Nimbus Catalog: 7703 Release Date: 05/02/1994 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, John Dowland
Performer: Martin Jones, Philip Martin, Richard McMahon
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Pomp & Pipes! - Powerful Music For Organ, Wind Symphony, Etc

Label: Reference Recordings Catalog: 58 Release Date: 02/04/1994 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ron Nelson, Jaromir Weinberger, Charles-Marie Widor, Marcel Dupré ...
Performer: Paul Riedo
Conductor: Frederick Fennell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Wind Symphony
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Romantic Violin Favourites / Takako Nishizaki, Wolf Harden

Label: Naxos Catalog: 8550125 Release Date: 06/25/1993 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Franz Schubert, Georges Bizet, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, George Frideric Handel ...
Performer: Takako Nishizaki, Wolf Harden

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To The Fore! Percy Grainger's Great Symphonic Band Music

Label: Delos Catalog: 3101 Release Date: 12/11/1992 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Fauré, César Franck, Percy Aldridge Grainger ...
Performer: David Cleveland
Conductor: Keith Brion
Orchestra/Ensemble: Michigan State Symphony Band

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Grainger: Famous Folk-Settings / Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta

Label: Chandos Collect Catalog: 6542 Release Date: 10/28/1992 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger
Performer: Philip Martin
Conductor: Kenneth Montgomery
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
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The Music Of Percy Grainger Vol 1 / University Of Houston Wind Ensemble

Label: Mark Records Catalog: 1086 Release Date: 07/22/1992 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger
Conductor: Eddie Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: University of Houston Wind Ensemble

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The Begian Years Vol 2 / University Of Illinois Symphonic Band

Label: Mark Records Catalog: 1211 Release Date: 01/01/1992 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Strauss, Dmitri Shostakovich, Percy Aldridge Grainger
Conductor: Harry Begian
Orchestra/Ensemble: University of Illinois Symphonic Band

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Grainger, Persichetti, Et Al / Eastman Wind Ensemble

Label: Mercury Living Presence Catalog: 432754 Release Date: 08/09/1991 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Vincent Persichetti, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Bernard Rogers, Walter Hartley ...
Conductor: Frederick Fennell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble

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The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble At Carnegie Hall

Label: Mark Records Catalog: 2697 Release Date: 01/01/1991 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Traditional, Gustav Mahler ...
Conductor: Jerry Junkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: University of Texas Wind Ensemble

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Stars & Stripes / Fennell, Cleveland Symphonic Winds

Label: Telarc Catalog: 80099 Release Date: 10/25/1990 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger, John Philip Sousa, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johann Strauss Sr. ...
Conductor: Frederick Fennell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cleveland Symphonic Winds

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Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger, Fauré / Slatkin, St Louis So

Label: Telarc Catalog: 80059 Release Date: 10/25/1990 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Erik Satie, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Gabriel Fauré ...
Performer: John Korman, Beverly Schiebler, John Sant'Ambrogio, Thomas Dumm
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

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