Patrick Hadley
Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley (born March 5, 1899 in Cambridge , † December 17, 1973 in Heacham or King's Lynn ) was an English composer and professor.
Life
Hadley lost his right lower leg after finishing school (at Winchester College ) as a soldier in France during the First World War. He then studied at Pembroke College (Cambridge) with Charles Wood and Cyril Rootham , then at the Royal College of Music in London with Ralph Vaughan Williams (composition), Adrian Boult and Malcolm Sargent (conducting). From 1925 he taught himself at the RCM before moving to the Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge in 1938 , where he also took on a teaching position at the university.
During World War II, he headed the Cambridge University Musical Society instead of Boris Ord . In 1946 he was appointed Chair of Music at Cambridge University , succeeding Edward Dent , and held this position until his retirement in 1962. Among his students were Raymond Leppard , David Lumsden and Peter le Huray .
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Hadley's relatively narrow compositional oeuvre consists almost exclusively of vocal compositions, in addition to songs, for example, Anthem My Beloved Spake (1936), which has become part of the repertoire in England . However, he also left behind several large-scale works for soloists, choir and orchestra, including the 4-movement symphonic ballad The Trees so High (1931) and the cantata The Hills (1944). One of his few instrumental works is the orchestral piece One Morning in Spring (1942), composed on the occasion of Ralph Vaughan Williams' 70th birthday . Often Hadley's compositions are inspired by folk music and landscapes of England. Stylistically he was influenced in particular by Delius , Debussy and Ravel .
Individual evidence
- ^ Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition
- ^ John France: Patrick Hadley - a Brief Biography
literature
Web links
- Works by Patrick Hadley in the catalog of the German National Library
- John France: Patrick Hadley - a Brief Biography (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hadley, Patrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hadley, Patrick Arthur Sheldon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 1973 |
| Place of death | Heacham |