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20th Century Late Romantic English

FOULDS, John

Born in Hulme, Manchester, Nov 2, 1880
Died in Calcutta, April 24, 1939

  • Foulds was a cellist, conductor and composer who wrote salon music and music for the theater as well as more experimental works using techniques like quarter-tones and non-western modes.
  • Foulds spent the latter portion of his life in India, studying Indian music and directing Western music radio programming for All-India Radio in Delhi.1

Biography

Sources

  1. Malcolm MacDonald, “Foulds, John,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 1, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000010048.