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John Herbert Foulds

1880 - 1939

Great Britain, England

J.H. Foulds

John Foulds (02/11/1880 - 24/04/1939), an English composer. He was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. Largely self-taught, he played cello in the Halle Orchestra under Richter, who premiered his Cello Concerto (1911). From 1915 he became fascinated with oriental, especially Indian, music, and absorbed Eastern and Western styles in a remarkable fusion. In 1935 he emigrated to India, where he died from cholera. His major works include World requiem (1921), a tone poem April-England (1926--32), Mantras for orchestra (1930), and other chamber, orchestral, vocal, and piano pieces.

Source:

http://www.gold-music.com/fiches/fiche_5191.php

World requiem

Period:	Expressionism
Composed in:	1921
Musical form:	free
Duration:	89'
In memory of:	all victims of World War I
Label(s):	Chandos CHSA 5058 (2)

This World requiem, opus 60, is for soli, chorus, organ and orchestra. It contains:

*Part 1:
01. Requiem
02. Pronuntiatio
03. Confessio
04. Jubilatio
05. Audite
06. Pax
07. Consolatio
08. Refutatio
09. Lux Veritatis
10. Requiem
*Part 2
11. Laudamus
12. Elysium
13. In Pace
14. Hymn of the Redeemed
15. Angeli
16. Vox Dei
17. Adventus
18. Vigilate
19. Promissio et invocatio
20. Benedictus
21. Consummatus

Source:

booklet of cd Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 01. Requiem
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♫ 02. Pronuntiatio
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 03. Confessio
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♫ 04. Jubilatio
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 05. Audite
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 06. Pax
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♫ 07. Consolatio
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 08. Refutatio
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 09. Lux Veritatis
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 10. Requiem
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 11. Laudamus
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 12. Elysium
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 13. In Pace
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 14. Hymn of the Redeemed
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 15. Angeli
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 16. Vox Dei
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 17. Adventus
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 18. Vigilate
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 19. Promissio et invocatio
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

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© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 20. Benedictus
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

♫ 21. Consummatus
© Chandos Records CHSA 5058(2)

Foulds wrote many orchestral, chamber, instrumental and choral works of very different stamp. Few were printed in his lifetime; a notable exception being the huge World requiem, (1919-21), in memory of the Great War dead of all nations. This was performed at the Royal Albert Hall on successive Armistice Nights, 1923-26, by up to 1,200 singers and players under the composer's direction.

Source:

http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=foulds

Among the settings commemorating the dead of the two world wars are John Foulds’s World requiem (1919–21) and Britten’s War requiem (1961).

Author:

Steven Chang-Lin Yu

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