John Foulds

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Composer
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:associatedWith British_music_scene
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Manchester
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-10-02
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Foulds_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Innovative use of harmony
Promotion of contemporary music
Development of choral music
Advocacy for new composers
Pioneering orchestral techniques
gptkbp:deathDate 1939-04-25
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Manchester_College_of_Music
gptkbp:genre Classical music
Modern classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Foulds
gptkbp:influenced Film music composers
Contemporary classical composers
British_classical_music
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
Claude Debussy
gptkbp:knownFor Orchestral music
Piano music
Chamber_music
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Michael_Nyman
gptkb:Peter_Maxwell_Davies
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Sofia_Gubaidulina
gptkb:David_Bedford
gptkb:Huw_Watkins
gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkb:Tansy_Davies
gptkb:Mark-Anthony_Turnage
gptkbp:notableWork The Four Seasons
Symphony in E minor
A World Requiem
gptkbp:occupation Composer
Conductor
Pianist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Manchester,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Foulds
gptkbp:website johnfoulds.com