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Frederick Delius Biography
Sublime Music, Tragic Life
English composer Frederick Delius created heart-meltingly beautiful music paintings. Explore his works and his tragic life in this biography...
Biography of Frederick Delius - Sublime Music, Tragic Life
Frederick Delius was born in Yorkshire, England in 1862, to a German family of wool merchants. His father sent him off to be the manager of an orange plantation in Florida, hoping to mold the young Delius into a businessman.
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This turned out to be a major influence on his life and music. Sitting on his porch in the sultry Florida twilight surrounded by the soft scent of oranges, he would hear the traditional songs of the black workers.
Their richly harmonized melodies implanted themselves in Delius's mind and helped shape his unique musical language.
In Florida Delius first developed his love for music.
He studied piano and music theory with a local organist, before his father finally let him study music properl