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He wrote in most forms, but no [[symphony|symphonies]].  

He wrote in most forms, but no [[symphony|symphonies]].  

*He wrote a number of [[opera]]s, all in his early years. They have all had some small success at varying times, but none has taken off. Some of the orchestral music from them – ''“The Walk to the Paradise Garden”'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zv3BCSnzMo] from ''“A Village Romeo and Juliet”'' and the ''“Irmelin Prelude”'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62T6SCMblD0] - are popular.

*He wrote a number of [[opera]]s, all in his early years. They have all had some small success at varying times, but none has taken off. Some of the orchestral music from them – ''“The Walk to the Paradise Garden”'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zv3BCSnzMo] from ''“A Village Romeo and Juliet”'' and the ''“Irmelin Prelude”'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62T6SCMblD0] - are popular.

*Much of his shorter orchestral music is popular. The conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham, began championing this music in the 1920s. His shorter pieces, harmonically dense with descriptive colour, are, many of them, evocations of the landscapes he loved – in [[France]], [[England]], America and [[Scandinavia]]. Though frequently [[rhapsody|rhapsodic]], they can seem static like a still life painting, but are no less effective for that. There are notable larger works: ''“Paris – the Song of a great City”'' and the ''“Brigg Fair”'' variations [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tlKKi_08GQ] amongst them. One of his rare multi-movement works is the early ''“Florida Suite”''; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zahvTPpU8] musical descriptions of his time there. His most played short work is the atmospheric ''“On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring”'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYXNJcvIy2U]; but there are many like it, 5 to 10 minute tone poems, with titles like ''“Summer Night on the River”'',  ''Summer Evening”'', ''“Spring Morning”'',  ''“In a Summer Garden”'' and the like.

*Much of his shorter orchestral music is popular. The conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham, began championing this music in the 1920s. His shorter pieces, harmonically dense with descriptive colour, are, many of them, evocations of the landscapes he loved – in [[France]], [[England]], America and [[Scandinavia]]. Though frequently [[rhapsody|rhapsodic]], they can seem static like a still life painting, but are no less effective for that. There are notable larger works: ''“Paris – the Song of a great City”'' and the ''“Brigg Fair”'' variations [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tlKKi_08GQ] amongst them. One of his rare multi-movement works is the early ''“Florida Suite”''; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zahvTPpU8] musical descriptions of his time there. His most played short work is the atmospheric ''“On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring”'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYXNJcvIy2U]; but there are many like it, 5 to 10 minute tone poems, with titles like ''“Summer Night on the River”'',  ''Summer Evening”'', ''“Spring Morning”'',  ''“In a Summer Garden”'' and the like.

*He wrote [[concerto]]s for [[violin]], [[cello]] and [[piano]], a double concerto and other concerto-like pieces, all of which have rhapsodic elements but can lack form in the wrong hands.  

*He wrote [[concerto]]s for [[violin]], [[cello]] and [[piano]], a double concerto and other concerto-like pieces, all of which have rhapsodic elements but can lack form in the wrong hands.  

* His songs and choral works, like his orchestral pieces are a travelogue of his times in America, Britain and Europe. Two major works for voices and orchestra are ''“Sea Drift”'' to words by [[Walt Whitman]] and ''“Appalachia”'' – a set of variations on an old slave song. He wrote a number of songs, choral pieces, part songs - once again titles disclose his passion for the time and place – ''“To be Sung on a Summer Night on the River”'' is an example.

* His songs and choral works, like his orchestral pieces are a travelogue of his times in America, Britain and Europe. Two major works for voices and orchestra are ''“Sea Drift”'' to words by [[Walt Whitman]] and ''“Appalachia”'' – a set of variations on an old slave song. He wrote a number of songs, choral pieces, part songs - once again titles disclose his passion for the time and place – ''“To be Sung on a Summer Night on the River”'' is an example.