Composer Percy Grainger

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Percy Grainger

Living place: Australia

Birthday: 8-7-1882

Global rank: #59006

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Who is Composer Percy Grainger?
Known for his experimental work and renewed interest in English folk music during the first half of the 20th century.
He suffered from poor health after World War II, thus constricting his head and gave him the notion that he had failed at his career.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He became known as a social pianist and concert performer, composer, and folk-melody collector during his stay in London from 1901 until 1914.

Family life info

His father was the architect John Grainger who was heralded to design the Princes Bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Composer Percy Grainger?
His famous work is "Country Gardens", but he is also known for other works such as "Marching Song of Democracy" a Walt Whitman-themed piece.

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When was Composer Percy Grainger born?
Percy Grainger was born in 8-7-1882, death year is , at the age of 142.
Where is Composer Percy Grainger's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Percy Grainger was born in Australia. is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Percy Grainger's global rank is 59006 and whose rank is 450 in list of famous Composer.
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Events in 1882 and 8-7

Birthday Percy Grainger (8-7) in history

  • Day 8-7 year 1776: The first reading of the Declaration of Independence was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Day 8-7 year 1777: The state of Vermont became the first land to abolish slavery in the United States.
  • Day 8-7 year 1889: The Wall Street Journal began publication.
  • Day 8-7 year 1950: General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea.
  • Day 8-7 year 1958: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded the first official gold album. It was for the Oklahoma soundtrack.
  • Day 8-7 year 1986: Kurt Waldheim was inaugurated as president of Austria.
  • Day 8-7 year 2011: The space shuttle Atlantis launches into space for the last time from the Kennedy Space Center. It is the 135th and final flight of the space shuttle program, which started in 1981. For its final mission, the Atlantis is carrying 8,000 lbs of spare parts and supplies to the International Space Station. The space shuttle program officially ends when the Atlantis returns two weeks later.
  • Day 8-7 year 2022: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a speech in Nara.
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