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IRELAND, John

Portrait of John Ireland by Herbert Lambert, c.1920

Born in Bowdon, Cheshire, Aug 13, 1879
Died in Rock Mill, Washington, Sussex, June 12, 1962

  • John Ireland studied composition with Stanford, at the RCM, worked as a choirmaster and organist.
  • Ireland eventually taught at the RCM himself, where his students included Benjamin Britten.1

Biography

Sources

  1. Hugh Ottaway, “Ireland, John,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 30, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000013905.

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