He was of German origin, and spent most of his life outside England. His father wanted Delius to work in the family wool and textile business but eventually sent him to be the manager of an orange grove in Florida. However, even there Delius continued to compose music, and he was eventually able to leave the business. Delius's latter years were marred by increasing ill-health; as a young man (possibly in Paris) he had caught syphilis, the long term effects of which were to rob him of his sight and to cause him to become increasingly paralysed and eventually confined to a wheelchair. He therefore employed Eric Fenby, who originally wrote Delius a fan letter, as his amanuensis and the great works of Delius's final years were dictated to Fenby, who later wrote a book about the experience of working with Delius. See also the film Song of Summer directed by Ken Russell based on Fenby's book starring Max Adrian as the blind composer.
Less frequently performed pieces include a violin concerto, and a double concerto for violin and cello and the colourful, picturesque tone poem Paris: Song of a Great City.
External link
A Delius page, including the Delius Society (http://www.delius.org.uk/)
His father wanted Delius to work in the family wool and textile business but eventually sent him to be the manager of an orange grove in Florida.
Delius's latter years were marred by increasing ill-health; as a young man (possibly in Paris) he had caught syphilis, the long term effects of which were to rob him of his sight and to cause him to become increasingly paralysed and eventually needing to use a wheelchair.
He therefore employed Eric Fenby, who originally wrote Delius a fan letter, as his amanuensis and the great works of Delius's final years were dictated to Fenby, who later wrote a book about the experience of working with Delius.
Delius is a registered mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution and regularly conducts mediations in the metro Atlanta area.
Delius is admitted to practice before the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Delius earned his law degree in 1997 from the University of Memphis, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and was one of three students selected to be a member of the Wagner labor law national moot court team.
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