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Ralph Dunstan
1857 - 1933
Great Britain, England
| R. Dunstan |
Dr. Ralph Dunstan (17/11/1857 - 02/04/1933), an English author and composer; born at Carnon Downs in the parish of Feock, Cornwall and is buried at Perranzabuloe, England. He is honoured now as one of the greatest song collectors in the Cornish musical tradition. Dunstan is best known for his work The Cornish Song Book (Lyver Canow Kernewek) published by Reid Bros Ltd of London in 1929. He also wrote a requiem for his son and son-in-law who were killed in the First World War.
Missa pro defuncits XXI
| Period: | Expressionism |
| Composed in: | 1919 |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
Missa pro defuncits XXI: Requiem Mass based on the approved plainsong of the Vatican and Solesmes graduals; written in consultation with R. R. Terry and Vernon Russell.
Requiem
| Period: | Expressionism |
| Composed in: | 1919c |
| In memory of: | for the composer's son and son-in-law who were killed in the First World War |
Requiem for the composer's son and son-in-law who were killed in the First World War (ca. 1919).
This Requiem might be the same as the above mentioned one.
This Requiem might be the same as the above mentioned one.