Nelson was born in Cork and studied in Dublin with Dina Copeman and Dorothy Stokes at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, organ with George Hewson and composition with John F. Larchet.[1] He read medical studies and music at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and followed his first degree with doctoral research in bacteriology, completed in 1941. He was co-founder, in 1939, of the Dublin Orchestral Players. In 1950 he obtained a doctorate in music from TCD. In 1947, he joined the BBC in Belfast. He conducted the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra, also the Studio Symphony Orchestra and the Ulster Singers. On his retirement in 1977 he went to Trinidad to direct a local opera company. Nelson died in Belfast.
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Nelson's compositions were legion and included orchestral works, a ballet, a choral suite and many partsongs, anthems and (particularly) unison songs, song cycles and other solo songs (like Dirty Work and Love is Cruel), piano pieces including the Three Irish Diversions, instrumental works like Cameos for clarinet solo, incidental music for films and radio and TV plays, and many arrangements of Irish and other folksongs. He also made several LP recordings. Among the more popular of his published miniatures are nursery rhymes in the styles of Mendelssohn and Rossini.
Bibliographyedit
Havelock Nelson: A Bank of Violets. The Musical Memoirs of Havelock Nelson, foreword by James Galway (Belfast: Greystone Books, 1993), ISBN1-870157-10-9.
Alasdair Jamieson: Music in Northern Ireland. Two Major Figures: Havelock Nelson (1917–1996) and Joan Trimble (1915–2000) (Tolworth, Surrey: Grosvenor House Publishing, 2017), ISBN978-1-78623-977-8.
Referencesedit
^Peter Downey: "Nelson, Havelock", in: The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, ed. by Harry White and Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 732–3.
External linksedit
Havelock Nelson (enthusiast's site)
Havelock Nelson (biography)
A Bank of Violets (extract from autobiography)
Works (alphabetical)
Works (by instrumentation)
Havelock Nelson (1917-1996)
Nelson Havelock OBE
January 01, 1970
havelock, nelson, journalist, writer, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2013, learn, when, remove, this,. For the journalist see Havelock Nelson writer This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Havelock Nelson 25 May 1917 5 August 1996 was an Irish composer and conductor Contents 1 Life 2 Music 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksLife editNelson was born in Cork and studied in Dublin with Dina Copeman and Dorothy Stokes at the Royal Irish Academy of Music organ with George Hewson and composition with John F Larchet 1 He read medical studies and music at Trinity College Dublin TCD and followed his first degree with doctoral research in bacteriology completed in 1941 He was co founder in 1939 of the Dublin Orchestral Players In 1950 he obtained a doctorate in music from TCD In 1947 he joined the BBC in Belfast He conducted the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra also the Studio Symphony Orchestra and the Ulster Singers On his retirement in 1977 he went to Trinidad to direct a local opera company Nelson died in Belfast Music editNelson s compositions were legion and included orchestral works a ballet a choral suite and many partsongs anthems and particularly unison songs song cycles and other solo songs like Dirty Work and Love is Cruel piano pieces including the Three Irish Diversions instrumental works like Cameos for clarinet solo incidental music for films and radio and TV plays and many arrangements of Irish and other folksongs He also made several LP recordings Among the more popular of his published miniatures are nursery rhymes in the styles of Mendelssohn and Rossini Bibliography editHavelock Nelson A Bank of Violets The Musical Memoirs of Havelock Nelson foreword by James Galway Belfast Greystone Books 1993 ISBN 1 870157 10 9 Alasdair Jamieson Music in Northern Ireland Two Major Figures Havelock Nelson 1917 1996 and Joan Trimble 1915 2000 Tolworth Surrey Grosvenor House Publishing 2017 ISBN 978 1 78623 977 8 References edit Peter Downey Nelson Havelock in The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland ed by Harry White and Barra Boydell Dublin UCD Press 2013 p 732 3 External links editHavelock Nelson enthusiast s site Havelock Nelson biography A Bank of Violets extract from autobiography Works alphabetical Works by instrumentation Havelock Nelson 1917 1996 Nelson Havelock OBE Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Havelock Nelson amp oldid 1128578686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
