Biografia   

Now is the time to mention Herbert Bunning (1863-1937), educated at Harrow and Brasenose College, Oxford and later in France and Italy, as he was Musical Director at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith 1892-4 and the Prince of Wales Theatre 1895-6. His works included music for a play on Robin Hood, staged at the Lyric in 1906, from which Ketelbey and Arthur Wood arranged a selection and the composer himself fashioned a four movement suite. His other orchestral music, mainly light, include Shepherd’s Call (1893), later performed at the Proms, a Village Suite (1896) several overtures, including Mistral and Spring and Youth (both 1897). Of his two scenas with orchestra, Ludovico il Moro (1892) and Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere, the latter was performed at the 1905 Norwich Festival. His song titles included In the Maytime, Sunshine and Butterflies and Sunshine and Roses; organists doubtless enjoyed his Nocturne, arranged by R.H. Bellairs, and his opera Princess Osra was produced at Covent Garden in July 1902.


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