Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners

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Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Lord Berners
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Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (born Tyrwhitt , born September 16, 1882 in Apley Park near Birdgnorth , Shropshire , † April 19, 1950 in Faringdon , Oxfordshire ) was a British peer composer , writer and painter .

Life

He was the only child of the Hon. Hugh Tyrwhitt and Julia Mary Foster. His father was a Commodore in the Royal Navy and the third son of Sir Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt, 3rd Baronet and Emma Harriet Wilson, 12th Baroness Berners .

He attended the famous Eton College and traveled to Dresden , Vienna , France and Italy in preparation for the diplomatic service . He served as an honorary attaché in Constantinople and Rome . In 1918, on the death of his uncle Raymond Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 13th Baron Berners , he inherited the nobility titles 14th Baron Berners and 5th Baronet, of Stanley Hall , as well as several estates on which he later spent most of his life. Through the baron title he also became a member of the House of Lords . On March 31, 1919, he changed his family name from Tyrwhitt to Tyrwhitt-Wilson by royal license .

Tyrwhitt-Wilson was open about his homosexuality even in his youth . He was considered an eccentric ; For example, he colored the pigeons in Faringdon Manor where he lived, a tradition that has been maintained to this day. He also invited a horse to one of his tea parties. In the literary circles of the United Kingdom in the 1920s and 1930s, he was a well-known figure mentioned in many books and biographies. He was friends with the Mitford Sisters ; Diana was especially close to him. Nancy Mitford made him a figure in her autobiographical novels as "Merlin". The garden designer Norah Lindsay was one of his friends, they often played music together, and Lindsay designed his flower garden

Tyrwhitt-Wilson suffered from depression especially in the last years of his life .

He became known both as a talented composer and as a painter and writer. This earned him the title of “the versatile peer” in the press. Tyrwhitt-Wilson published two autobiographies and several novels. His compositions are of lasting importance. In addition to short musical studies with Igor Stravinsky and Alfredo Casella , he continued his education essentially self-taught. He wrote songs, piano pieces, a one-act opera and film scores. In collaboration with the choreographer Frederick Ashton and the conductor Constant Lambert , he brought out several ballets. In his early creative phase his style was avant-garde, and even in his later, more moderate works, he did not lose his individual expression. His friend and colleague William Walton , whom he sponsored, dedicated the oratorio Belshazzar's Feast to him . He left his property to his partner Robert ("Boy") Heber-Percy. The barony fell to his cousin Vera Ruby Williams .

Works

Ballets

  • The Triumph of Neptune (1926)
  • Luna Park (1930)
  • A Wedding Bouquet (1936)
  • Cupid and Psyche [Amor and Psyche] (1939)
  • Les Sirènes [The Maids] (1946)

Film music

  • Champagne Charlie (1944)
  • The Halfway House (1944)
  • Nicholas Nickleby (1947)

Piano music

  • Le poisson d'or (1919)
  • 4 Valse bourgeoise for four hands (1919)
  • 3 Little Funeral Marches (1920)
  • 3 Fragments Psychologique (1921)

Opera

  • Le Carosse du Saint Sacrament (1923)

Other orchestral work

  • Trois Morceaux (1918)
  • Fantaisie Espagnole (1919)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mr Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson in Hansard (English)
  2. ^ Allyson Hayward: Norah Lindsay, the life and art of a garden designer. Frances Lincoln, London 2007, p. 263
  3. ^ Allyson Hayward: Norah Lindsay, the life and art of a garden designer. Frances Lincoln, London 2007, p. 263
predecessor Office successor
Raymond Tyrwhitt-Wilson Baron Berners
1918–1950 		Vera Williams
Raymond Tyrwhitt-Wilson Baronet, of Stanley Hall
1918-1950 		Title expired
personal data
SURNAME Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Gerald, 14th Baron Berners
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Gerald Hugh, 14th Baron Berners; Tyrwhitt, Gerald Hugh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British nobleman, composer, painter and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Apley Park at Birdgnorth , Shropshire
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1950
Place of death Faringdon , Oxfordshire