Born Eutin, Germany, died London, from tuberculosis. A sick man he came to London to write the English opera Oberon which received an enthusiastic reception at Covent Garden in April 1826.
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Carl Maria von Weber
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Carl Maria von Weber
In this house died Carl Maria von Weber 1826. Placed here by the London Sect...
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Spring Song by Mendelssohn
One of the short lyrical piano works in 'Songs Without Words' by Mendelssohn. Allegretto grazioso: 'Frühlingslied' ('Spring Song') (A major), MWV U 161. Song no.6 in Book 5, Op. 62 (1842–44). This...
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Space Oddity
Song by David Bowie. It was first released as a single, and became the title of his second studio album. The song is about Major Tom, a fictional astronaut.
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Roland Wynne
Son of Sir David Wynne. View from the Mirror tells us "The boy featured in the artwork was modelled upon Roland David Amadeus Wynne (Roly for short) who was 11 years old at the time and later went...
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Sterling Betancourt
Sterling Betancourt MBE, FRSA is a Trinidad-born pioneer, arranger and musician on the steelpan, a major figure in pioneering the Pan in Europe and the UK and an important pioneer participant in th...
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Kenney Jones
Drummer. Initially he was part of the Small Faces group, then joined The Who after the death of their original drummer Keith Moon.Â
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