Bernard Naylor

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Bernard James Naylor (born November 22, 1907 in Cambridge , † May 19, 1986 in Bassenthwaite ) was an English composer , conductor and organist .

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Bernard James Naylor was the son of Edward W. Naylor and the grandson of John Naylor , who were both composers and organists. He was at the Royal Conservatory of Music student of Gustav Holst , John Ireland and Ralph Vaughan Williams and studied from 1927 to 1931 organ at Exeter College of Oxford University .

From 1932 to 1935 he stayed in Winnipeg , where he was organist and choirmaster at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church and conducted the Winnipeg Male Voice Choir , the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra . From 1936 to 1939 he was organist and musical director of Oxford College .

In 1940 Naylor returned to Canada, where he founded the Little Symphony of Montreal in 1942 , which he directed until 1947. From 1950 to 1952 he taught at Oxford University, then at Reading University . In 1959 he finally moved to Canada, where he lived as a composer first in Winnipeg and from 1968 in Victoria.

In his younger years Naylor composed large orchestral and choral works, from which he later distanced himself in part. After a break between 1935 and 1947, he composed his mature works such as the Three Latin Motets , King Solomon's Prayer and the Missa da camera . Together with his wife Dorothy, a daughter of the politician Thomas Crerar , he built up an extensive art collection, which he bequeathed to the Winnipeg Art Gallery .

Works

  • Presences for high voice and piano, 1947
  • Speaking from the Snow for high voice and piano, 1947
  • Songs of Regret for low voice and piano, 1947
  • The Living Fountain for high voice and string orchestra, 1947–1963
  • Sonnets from the Portuguese for mezzo-soprano and string quartet, 1948
  • Three (Latin) Motets for mixed choir, 1949
  • The Annunciation According to Saint Luke for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and chamber orchestra, 1949
  • Nine (English) Motets for Mixed Cjor, 1952
  • King Solomon's Prayer for soprano, mixed choir and chamber orchestra, 1953
  • Three Shakespearean Sonnets for baritone and orchestra, 1957
  • String Trio , 1960
  • Six Poems from Miserere for two sopranos and mixed choir, 1960
  • Stabat Mater for four-part female choir and orchestra, 1961
  • The Nymph Complaining for the Death of Her Faun for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble, 1965
  • Not So Far as the Forest for soprano and string quartet, 1966
  • Three Sacred Pieces for mixed choir and orchestra, 1968–1971
  • Exultat mundus gaudio , for soprano, alto, tenor, bass and mixed choir, 1969
  • Missa sine Credo a 4 for mixed choir, 1969
  • On Mrs. Arabella Hunt Singing for soprano, viol and harpsichord, 1970
  • Personal Landscapes for soprano and chamber orchestra, 1971
  • Dejection for chamber ensemble, 1973
  • The Three Stars / Epode for soprano, tenor, bass and mixed choir, 1973
  • Four Dreams and a Vision for deep voice and piano 1974
  • Three Feminine Things for high voice and piano, 1974

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personal data
SURNAME Naylor, Bernard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Naylor, Bernard James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English composer, organist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Cambridge
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1986
Place of death Bassenthwaite