John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 187912 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work " The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem " Sea-Fever" by

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967, during which time he lived at Burcot, Oxfordshire, near Abingdon ...

, a formerly much-played

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, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".

Life

John Ireland was born in Bowdon, near

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, Cheshire, into a family of English and Scottish descent and some cultural distinction. His father, Alexander Ireland, a publisher and newspaper proprietor, was aged 69 at John's birth. John was the youngest of the five children from Alexander's second marriage (his first wife had died). His mother, Annie Elizabeth Nicholson Ireland, was a biographer and 30 years younger than Alexander. She died in October 1893, when John was 14, and Alexander died the following year, when John was 15.Stewart R. Craggs, ''John Ireland''
Ashgate Publishing (2007). John Ireland was described as "a self-critical, introspective man, haunted by memories of a sad childhood". Ireland entered the

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in 1893, studying piano with Frederic Cliffe, and organ, his second study, under Walter Parratt. From 1897 he studied composition under

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.Hugh Ottaway
" Ireland, John (Nicholson)"
Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, retrieved 6 June 2014 In 1896 Ireland was appointed sub-organist at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, London SW1, and later, from 1904 until 1926, was organist and choirmaster at

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. Ireland began to make his name in the early 1900s as a composer of songs and chamber music. His Violin Sonata No. 1 of 1909 won first prize in the Cobbett Competition. Even more successful was his Violin Sonata No. 2: completed in January 1917, he submitted this to a competition organised to assist musicians in wartime. The jury included the violinist Albert Sammons and the pianist

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, who together gave the work its first performance at Aeolian Hall in New Bond Street on 6 March that year. As Ireland recalled, "It was probably the first and only occasion when a British composer was lifted from relative obscurity in a single night by a work cast in a chamber-music medium." The work was enthusiastically reviewed, and the publisher Winthrop Rogers offered immediate publication (the first edition was sold out even before it had been processed by the printers). A subsequent performance of the Violin Sonata by Ireland and the violinist Désiré Defauw drew a packed audience to the

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in London. Ireland frequently visited the

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and was inspired by the landscape and the ambience. In 1912 he composed the piano piece ''The Island Spell'' (the first of the three pieces in his set '' Decorations'') while staying in Jersey, and his set of three pieces for piano '' Sarnia: An Island Sequence'' was written while living in Guernsey in 1939 to 1940. He returned from Guernsey to Britain in 1940 just before the German invasion of the Channel Islands during World War II. From 1923 he taught at the Royal College of Music.Scott-Sutherland, Colin. "John Ireland: A Life in Music" in Foreman (2011): p. 5 His pupils there included Richard Arnell,

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(who later described Ireland as possessing "a strong personality but a weak character"), composer

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, Geoffrey Bush (no relation to Alan), who subsequently edited or arranged many of Ireland's works for publication, Anthony Bernard and Percy Turnbull (who became a lifelong friend). John Ireland was a lifelong bachelor, except for a brief interlude when, in quick succession, he married, separated, and divorced. On 17 December 1926, aged 47, he married a 17-year old pupil, Dorothy Phillips. This marriage was dissolved on 18 September 1928, and it is believed not to have been consummated. He took a similar interest in another young student, Helen Perkin, a pianist and composer, to whom he dedicated both the '' Piano Concerto in E-flat major'' and the ''Legend'' for piano and orchestra (which began life as a second concerto). She gave the premiere performance of both works, but any thoughts he had for a deeper relationship with her came to nothing when she married George Mountford Adie, a disciple of

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, and she later moved with Adie to Australia. Subsequently, Ireland withdrew the dedications. In 1947 Ireland acquired a personal assistant and companion, Mrs Norah Kirkby, who remained with him till his death. Despite these associations with women, it is clear from his private papers that he was a closeted homosexual; several commentators support this view. John Nicholson Ireland grave Shipley 2014

John Nicholson Ireland grave Shipley 2014

On 10 September 1949, his 70th birthday was celebrated in a special Prom concert, at which his Piano Concerto was played by Eileen Joyce, who was also the first pianist to record the concerto, in 1942. Ireland retired in 1953, settling in the hamlet of

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, where he lived in a converted windmill,

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, for the rest of his life. It was there he met the young pianist Alan Rowlands who would be Ireland's choice to record his complete piano music. He died of heart failure aged 82 at Rock Mill and is buried at St. Mary the Virgin in Shipley, near his home. His epitaph reads "Many waters cannot quench love" and "One of God's noblest works lies here."

Music

From

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, Ireland inherited a thorough knowledge of the music of

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Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied ye ...

and other German classical composers, but as a young man he was also strongly influenced by

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and

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as well as by the earlier works of

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and Bartók. From these influences, he developed his own brand of "English

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", related more closely to French and Russian models than to the folk-song style then prevailing in English music. Like most other Impressionist composers, Ireland favoured small forms and wrote neither symphonies nor operas, although his

is considered among the best works composed by an Englishman. His output includes some chamber music and a substantial body of piano works, including his best-known piece '' The Holy Boy'', known in numerous arrangements. He wrote songs to poems by

A. E. Housman Alfred Edward Housman (; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936) was an English classics, classical scholar and poet. He showed early promise as a student at the University of Oxford, but he failed his final examination in ''literae humaniores'' and t ...

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Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romanticism, romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well k ...

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and others. Due to his job at St Luke's Church, he also wrote hymns, carols, and other sacred choral music; among choirs he is probably best known for the anthem ''Greater love hath no man'', often sung in services that commemorate the victims of war. The hymn tune '' Love Unknown'' is sung in churches throughout the English-speaking world, as is his Communion Service in C major. His works have been recorded and performed by Choir of Westminster Abbey, The Choir of Wells Cathedral and many others. He appears as pianist in a recording of his Fantasy-Sonata for Clarinet and Piano with Frederick Thurston, his

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(1923) with cellist Antoni Sala and his Violin Sonata No. 1 (1909) with Frederick Grinke, who performed and recorded several of his chamber works. His Piano Sonatina (192627) and a number from his cycle '' Songs Sacred and Profane'' (1929) were dedicated to his friend the conductor and BBC music producer Edward Clark.Stewart R Craggs, John Ireland: A Catalogue, Discography and Bibliography
/ref> Ireland wrote his only film score for the 1946 Australian film '' The Overlanders'', from which an orchestral suite was extracted posthumously by

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. Some of his pieces, such as the popular '' A Downland Suite'' and ''Themes from Julius Caesar'', were completed or re-transcribed after his death by his student Geoffrey Bush.

Works

Chamber works

; A to R * ''Bagatelle'' for violin and piano (1911) * ''Berceuse'' for violin and piano (1902) *'' Fantasy-Sonata'' in E-flat major for clarinet and piano (1943) * ''Cavatina'' for violin and piano (1904) * '' The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity'' for cello and piano (arr. 1919) * ''The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity'' for violin and piano (arr. 1919) *''The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity'' for string quartet (arr. 1941) *''Phantasie'', Trio No. 1 in A minor for violin, cello and piano (1906) ; S to Z *Sextet for clarinet, horn and string quartet (1898) * Sonata in G minor for cello and piano (1923) *Sonata No. 1 in D minor for violin and piano *Sonata No. 2 in A minor for violin and piano (1915–1917) *String Quartet No. 1 in D minor (1897) *String Quartet No. 2 in C minor (1897) *Trio No. 2 in One Movement for violin, cello and piano (1917) *Trio No. 3 in E for violin, cello and piano (1938) *Trio in D minor for clarinet, cello and piano (1912–1914)

Church music

; A to G *''Adam Lay Ybounden'' in F minor *Benedictus in F *Communion Service in A flat (Treble voices and organ) *Communion service in C *Evening Service in A (SATB and organ) *Evening Service in C (SATB and organ) *Evening Service in F *''Ex Ore Innocentium'' (treble voices and organ or piano) *''Greater Love Hath No Man'' (motet) ; H to Z *''The Hills'' (chorus a capella) * ''Jubilate Deo'' in F major * Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C major * Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F major * " My Song Is Love Unknown" (hymn) * ''Te Deum'' in F major *''Vexilla Regis'' (anthem)

Film score

*'' The Overlanders'' (1946)

Orchestra

; A to L *''Comedy Overture'' (1934) *Concertino Pastorale (string orchestra) (1939) *'' A Downland Suite'' (1932) *''Epic March'' (1942) * '' The Forgotten Rite'' (1913, published 1918) * '' The Holy Boy'' (string orchestra, arr. 1941) *''London Overture'' (1936) ; M to Z *'' Mai-Dun, A Symphonic Rhapsody'' (1921) *''Meditation on John Keble's Rogation Hymn'' (1958) *''Orchestral Poem'' *''Poem'' *''Satyricon'' – Overture (1946) *''Symphonic Studies'' * ''Tritons'' (1899) *''Two Symphonic Studies''

Organ

; A to G *Alla marcia *Capriccio * ''Cavatina'' (arr. of ''Cavatina'' for violin and piano, 1904) *Elegiac Romance *Elegy (from ''A Downland Suite'' – arr. Alec Rowley) *Epic March (arr. Robert Gower) ; H to Z * '' The Holy Boy'' (1913, arr. 1919 by Alec Rowley) *Marcia Popolare *Meditation on John Keble's Rogation Hymn *Miniature Suite *Sursum Corda

Piano

; A to L * '' The Almond Tree'' (1913) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Ballade of London Nights'' (1930) * ''Columbine'' (1949) * '' The Darkened Valley'' (1920) * '' Decorations'' (191213) # ''The Island Spell'' # ''Moonglade'' # ''The Scarlet Ceremonies'' * ''Equinox'' (1922) * '' First Rhapsody'' (1906) * '' Green Ways – Three Lyric Pieces'' (1937) # ''The Cherry Tree'' # ''Cypress'' # ''The Palm and May'' * ''In Those Days'' (1895) # ''Daydream'' # ''Meridian'' * ''Indian Summer'' (1932) * '' Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook'' (1918) # ''By the Mere'' # ''In the Meadow'' # ''The Hunt's Up'' * '' London Pieces'' (191720) # ''Chelsea Reach'' # ''Ragamuffin'' # ''Soho Forenoons'' ; M to S * '' Mai-Dun, A Symphonic Rhapsody'', arranged for piano four hands (1931) * ''Merry Andrew'' (1919) * '' Month's Mind'' (1935) * ''On a Birthday Morning'' (1922) * '' Prelude in E-flat major'' (1924) * '' Preludes for Piano'' (191315) # ''The Undertone'' # ''Obsession'' # '' The Holy Boy'' # ''Fire of Spring'' * '' Rhapsody'' (1915) * '' Sarnia: An Island Sequence'' (194041) # ''Le Catioroc'' # ''In a May Morning'' # ''Song of the Springtides'' * ''A Sea Idyll'' (1960) * ''Soliloquy'' (1922) * ''Sonata in E minor'' (1920; premiered by Frederic Lamond on 12 June 1920, the only time he ever played it) * ''

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'' (192627) * ''Spring Will Not Wait'' (1928) * ''Summer Evening'' (1920) ; T to Z * '' The Towing Path'' (1918) * ''Two Pieces for Piano'' (1921) # ''For Remembrance'' # ''Amberley Wild Brooks'' * ''Two Pieces for Piano'' (1925) # ''April'' # ''Bergomask'' * ''Two Pieces for Piano'' (192930) # ''February's Child'' # ''Aubade'' * ''Three Dances'' (1913) # ''Gypsy Dance'' # ''Country Dance'' # ''Reaper's Dance'' * '' Three Pastels'' (1941) # ''A Grecian Lad'' # ''The Boy Bishop'' # ''Puck's Birthday''

Piano and orchestra

*Legend (1933) * '' Piano Concerto in E-flat major'' (1930)

Songs

; A to S * "Alpine Song" ( James Vila Blake, 1911) * "Aubade" (soprano, alto and piano, 1912) * "Bed in Summer" * "The Bells of San Marie" (

, 1918) * "Earth's Call (A Sylvan Rhapsody)" (1918) * ''Five Poems by Thomas Hardy'' (song cycle,

, 1926) # "Beckon to me to come" # "In my sage moments" # "It was what you bore with you, woman" # "The tragedy of that moment # "Dear, think not that they will forget you" * '' Five Sixteenth Century Poems'' (song cycle, various poets, 1938) # "A Thanksgiving" ( William Cornysh) # "All in a Garden Green" ( Thomas Howell) # "An Aside" (Anon.) # "A Report Song" ( Nicholas Breton) # "The Sweet Season" (

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) * "Full Fathom Five" (

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) * "A Garrison Churchyard" ( Eric Thirkell Cooper, 1916) * "Hawthorn Time" (1919) * "The Heart's Desire" (1917) * "Hope the Hornblower" (1912) * "I Have Twelve Oxen" (1919) * "If There Were Dreams to Sell" (1918) * "If We Must Part" (1929) * "The Journey" (1920) * '' The Land of Lost Content'' (song cycle,

, 192021) # "The Lent Lily" # "Ladslove" ("Look not in my eyes") # "Goal and Wicket" ("Twice a week the winter thorough") # "The Vain Desire" ("If truth in hearts that perish") # "The Encounter" ("The street sounds to the soldiers' tread") # "Epilogue" ("You smile upon your friend today") * "Love is a Sickness Full of Woes" * ''

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'' (song cycle,

, 1918) # "Newborn" # "The Only child" # "Hope" # "Skylark and Nightingale" # "The Blind Boy" # "Baby" # "Death Parting" # "The Garland" * "The Sacred Flame" * "Santa Chiara" (1925) * " Sea-Fever" (

, 1913) * "Song from o'er the Hill" (1913) * '' Songs of a Wayfarer'' (song cycle, various poets, 1912) # "Memory" (

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, "Memory, hither come") # "When Daffodils Begin to Peer" (

) # "English May" (

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti ( ; ), was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brother ...

) # "I Was Not Sorrowful" (

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, "Spleen") # "I Will Walk on the Earth" ( James Vila Blake) * '' Songs Sacred and Profane'' (song cycle, various poets, 192931) # "The Advent" (

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) # "Hymn for a Child" ( Sylvia Townsend Warner) # "My Fair" (Meynell) # " The Salley Gardens" (

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) # "The Soldier's Return" (Warner) # "The Scapegoat" (Warner) * "Spring sorrow" (1918) *Spring Will Not Wait ; T to Z * '' Three Songs'' (

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, 191819) # "The Adoration" # "The Rat" # "Rest" * '' Three Songs'' (various poets, 1926) # "Love and Friendship" (

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) # "Friendship in Misfortune" (poet not identified) # "The One Hope" (

) * '' Three Songs to Poems by Thomas Hardy'' (1925) # "Summer Schemes" # "Her Song" # "Weathers" * "The Three Ravens" (1920) * "There is a Garden in Her Face" (two voices and piano) * "Three Variations on 'Cadet Rousselle'" (1919) * '' Two Songs'' (Eric Thirkell Cooper, 1916) # "Blind" # "The Cost" * '' Two Songs'' (

, 191718) # "The Soldier" # "Blow Out, You Bugles" * '' Two Songs'' (various poets, 1920) # "The Trellis" (

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) # "My True Love Hath My Heart" (

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) * '' Two Songs'' (various poets, 1928) # "Tryst" (

) # "During Music (

) * "The Vagabond" (

, 1922) * '' We'll to the Woods No More'' (song cycle,

, 1928) # "We'll to the Woods No More" # "In Boyhood" ("When I would muse in boyhood") # "Spring Will Not Wait" ("'Tis time, I think, by Wenlock town") * "What Are You Thinking Of?" (1924) * "When I Am Dead, My Dearest" (1924)

Chorus and orchestra

*''These Things Shall Be'' (1937)

Other (unclassified)

*''Brooks Equinox'' *''Elegiac Meditation'' *''Scherzo & Cortege'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Foreman, Lewis (ed). ''The John Ireland Companion''. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2011. * Longmire, John. ''John Ireland: Portrait of a Friend''. Baker, 1969. * Richards, Fiona. ''The Music of John Ireland''. Ashgate, 2000 (reissued Routledge, 2018). * Scott-Sutherland, Colin. ''John Ireland''. Rickmansworth: Triad Press, 1980. * Muriel V. Searle. ''John Ireland: The Man and His Music''. Midas Books, 1979.

External links

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