Lutyens, Agnes Elisabeth L Composers Composition

Lutyens, Agnes Elisabeth L Composers Composition

Lutyens, Agnes Elisabeth

English composer Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983), daughter of noted architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, often seemed a walking contradiction. She was a strong, intelligent woman who could embrace socialism and still be a social snob. Among her works, Ô saisons, ô châteaux for soprano and strings was her earliest success is among the best remembered. She was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1969.

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Editor's Picks:

- Detailed biography showing much of her unhappy personal life and later problems with alcohol as well as detailing her abilities and triumphs by David C. F. Wright for MusicWeb UK.

- Biography noting serialism and operatic, vocal, orchestral, film, and chamber works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
- Listing at The Lied and Art Song Texts Page with listing of selected vocal works including lyrics to "Ô saisons, ô châteaux."
- List of holdings in the English National Portrait Gallery for which she sat, including two online copies of photographs.
- Biography from All Music Guide emphasizing her maverick spirit in intentionally avoiding European trends and her abilities in providing settings for verse.

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