Changes

'''John Ireland''' (1879-1662), [[English]] [[composer]], was born into a literary family, entered the Royal College of Music to study the piano at 14, before studying composition with [[Charles Villiers Stanford|Stanford]]. He made a living as an organist and choirmaster and came to the public’s attention with some notable chamber works, but only gained a serious reputation when he was approaching forty. He was back at the RCM as a teacher between 1923 and 1939.

'''John Ireland''' (1879-1662), [[English]] [[composer]], was born into a literary family, entered the Royal College of Music to study the piano at 14, before studying composition with [[Charles Villiers Stanford|Stanford]]. He made a living as an organist and choirmaster and came to the public’s attention with some notable chamber works and a large number of lyrical little [[piano]] pieces, but only gained a serious reputation when he was approaching forty. He was back at the RCM as a teacher between 1923 and 1939.

Unlike his contemporaries, [[Gustav Holst]] and Ralph Vaughan Williams, he had no abiding interest in English folk music, however his love of the literature of his country is evident in his songs. Much of his music has fallen in and out of favour. He wrote few “big” works, a Piano Concerto being the only large scale orchestral piece of any length, although there are shorter works for orchestra that enjoy some popularity, including a suite from his sound track for the film, “The Overlanders” and an evocative “Legend” for piano and orchestra. He has a well-regarded sonata for piano, two violin sonatas, a  clarinet sonata and three piano trios that are not performed as often as they should be.  

Unlike his contemporaries, [[Gustav Holst]] and Ralph Vaughan Williams, he had no abiding interest in English folk music, however his love of the literature of his country is evident in his songs. Much of his music has fallen in and out of favour. He wrote few “big” works, a Piano [[Concerto]] being the only large scale orchestral piece of any length, although there are shorter works for [[orchestra]] that enjoy some popularity, including a suite from his sound track for the film, “The Overlanders” and an evocative “''Legend''” for piano and orchestra. He has a well-regarded [[sonata]] for piano, two [[violin]] sonatas, one each for [[cello]] and [[clarinet]] and three piano trios that are not performed as often as they should be.  

One work that is bigger in construction, sound and intent than its 20-odd minutes duration, is the [[cantata]] commissioned as a coronation anthem in 1937 - "''These Things Shall Be''". As well as this now somewhat controversial work, his popularity today relies on certain shorter pieces:  

One work that is bigger in construction, sound and intent than its 20-odd minutes duration, is the [[cantata]] commissioned as a coronation [[anthem]] in 1937 - "''These Things Shall Be''". As well as this now somewhat controversial work, his popularity today relies on certain shorter pieces:  

:The hymn, “''My Song is Love Unknown''”

:The hymn, “''My Song is Love Unknown''”

:The anthem, “''Greater Love hath no Man''”

:The anthem, “''Greater Love hath no Man''”