His inappropriate sense of humor was evidenced in a letter he sent to the pianist Harriet Cohen which was adorned with a swastika.  The etchings of Thomas Rowlandson inspired his overture  Portsmouth Point, while the end of his career saw such works as Capriccio burlesco and
His inappropriate sense of humor was evidenced in a letter he sent to the pianist Harriet Cohen which was adorned with a swastika.  The etchings of Thomas Rowlandson inspired his overture  Portsmouth Point, while the end of his career saw such works as Capriccio burlesco and a Duettino for flute and oboe.  One of his early works is based on the text "Drop, Drop Slow Tears" by Phineas Fletcher.  That work, A Litany, was written when he was a choirboy at Chirstchurch, though this composer's most famous work contains a parody of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance to represent the court of a Babylonian king.  FTP, name this British composer of the operas The Bear and Troilus and Cressida , best known for his 1931 cantata Belshazzar's Feast.
His inappropriate sense of humor was evidenced in a letter he sent to the pianist Harriet Cohen which was adorned with a swastika.  
William Walton