List of Cornish musicians

This is a list of Cornish musicians or other musicians resident in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Composers and classical musicians

  • Kevin Ackford, Brass Band composer and arranger, conductor and Tutor[1]
  • Malcolm Arnold, composer
  • William Beale, composer and singer
  • Kerensa Briggs, composer, primarily of choral and organ music
  • Dame Alida Brittain, harpist[2]
  • Philip Cannon, composer
  • Cornelius Cardew, composer
  • Ralph Dunstan, composer and musicologist
  • Alfred John Ellory, leading British flautist who played on the Beatles song "The Fool on the Hill"
  • Janet Elston[3]
  • Joseph Antonio Emidy, violinist and composer
  • Giles Farnaby, composer (alleged)
  • Graham Fitkin, composer
  • Derek Holman, composer, conductor and choirmaster
  • Charles Benjamin Incledon, singer
  • Richard Jose, singer[4]
  • Gerald Hocken Knight, cathedral organist
  • George Lloyd, composer
  • Benjamin Luxon, singer
  • Moura Lympany, pianist
  • Richard John Maddern-Williams, composer and organist
  • Thomas Merritt, composer
  • Alan Opie, singer[5]
  • William Paull, baritone singer
  • Kenneth Pelmear, composer of "Hail to the Homeland"
  • Elizabeth Philp, singer, music educator and composer
  • Goff Richards, brass band arranger and composer
  • Ben Salfield, lutenist, composer and editor
  • Dudley Savage, organist
  • Edmund Sedding, architect and musician; resident at Penzance
  • George Thalben-Ball, organist
  • Michael Tippett, composer
  • Thomas Tomkins, composer
  • Stephen Varcoe, singer
  • David Willcocks, choral conductor, organist, and composer; born at Newquay

Popular musicians

See also

  • Biography portal
  • flagCornwall portal
  • Lists portal
  • Music portal

References

  1. ^ https://kevinackford.uk. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Lady Brittain". The Times. 7 January 1943. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Concert by Triggshire String Orchestra". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Richard J. Jose". Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  5. ^ Adam, Nicky, ed. (1993). Who's Who in British Opera. Aldershot: Scolar Press. p. 212. ISBN 0-85967-894-6.
  6. ^ Hilary Coleman; Shout Kernow
  7. ^ "Phyllis Doherty". 100 Faces – 100 Stories. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Have you tales to tell of the great migration?". Cornwall Live. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Search results". British Red Cross. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Cornwall singers win deal to make album of sea shanties". BBC News. 18 March 2010.