Albert William Ketèlbey ( August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. August Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20... 9 August Years: 1872 1873 1874 - 1875 - 1876 1877 1878 Decades: 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1875 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Rail transport - Science - Sport Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders Contents // 1 Events 1.1... 1875 - November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 35 days remaining. November Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... 26 November Years: 1956 1957 1958 - 1959 - 1960 1961 1962 Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1959 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1959) was a A composer is a person who writes music. The term refers particularly to someone who writes music in some type of musical notation, thus allowing others to perform the music. This distinguishes the composer from a musician who improvises. However, a person may be called a composer without creating music... composer and A musician is a person who plays or composes music. Musicians can be classified by how they make music: A singer (also called a vocalist) uses his or her voice. An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument. Composers and songwriters make up music and write it down. A conductor coordinates a... musician from Aston is a district of Birmingham in England, though when both were towns it was for some time the larger of the two. Features Aston Hall Aston University Aston Villa Football Club People Arthur Conan Doyle Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne External links Aston History a brief look at the past... Aston, This article is about the city in England. See also Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. The city also occupies portions of Shelby County. Though the population of the city itself is only 242,820 (2000 U... Birmingham, England (In detail) (In detail) Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001... England, born to George Ketelbey [sic - no accent], an engraver, and Sarah Aston.

Ketèlbey attended the Trinity College of Music in For other uses, see London (disambiguation). London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe... London, where he beat the runner-up, Gustav Holst Gustavus Theodore von Holst (September 21, 1874 – May 25, 1934) was an English composer with Latvian (and some Spanish) roots. Born in Cheltenham, where he was educated at Pates Grammar School, he went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. His best... Gustav Holst, for a musical scholarship. He distinguished himself in numerous fields, especially in composition. His first works were in the classical style and a Quintet for Strings was awarded the Sir Michael Costa prize. He used the pseudonyms Raoul Clifford and Anton Vodorinksi for some of his earlier works. (Some reference books mistakenly give Vodorinski as his true name and Ketèlbey as the pseudonym!) Later, he became famous for composing lightweight, popular music, much of which was used as accompaniments to silent films, and as mood music at tea dances.

His most famous compositions include:

• The Heart's Awakening (1908)
• In a Monastery Garden (1915)
• Phantasy for String Quartet (1915)
• In the Moonlight (1919)
• In a Persian Market (1920)
• Romantic Suite (1922)
• Appy 'Ampstead (1924)
• In a Chinese Temple Garden (1925)
• By the Blue Hawaiian Waters (1927)
• In the Mystic Land of Egypt (1931)
• From a Japanese Screen (1934)
• Italian Twilight (1951)
• Cockney Suite
• Jungle Drums
• Tangled Tunes

He died at his home, Egypt Hill, in Medina Estuary, Cowes Cowes is a seaport town on the Isle of Wight, an island due south of the major southern English port of Southampton. It is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank... Cowes, Isle of Wight Geography Status: Ceremonial & Unitary County Region: South East England Area: - Total - District Ranked 46th 380 km² Ranked 122nd Admin HQ: Newport ISO 3166-2: GB-IOW ONS code: 00MW NUTS 3: UKG11 Demographics Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density - District Ranked 46th 134,876 355 / km² Ranked... Isle of Wight.

References

• The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music, Phil Hardy 2001
• Chambers Biographical Dictionary, Edinburgh 1990
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External link

• Birmingham City Council page about Ketèlbey (http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ketelbey)
• downloadable and streaming recordings of In a Monastery Garden (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/papr:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(edrs+50812r))+@field(COLLID+edison))) performed by the Peerless Orchestra and male chorus. From an Edison Phonograph recorded in 1921.