William Gillies Whittaker | |
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| Born | 23 July 1876 Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Died | 5 July 1944 (aged 68) Orkney Islands |
William Gillies Whittaker (Newcastle upon Tyne, July 23, 1876 – Orkney Islands, July 5, 1944) was an English composer, pedagogue, conductor, musicologist, Bach scholar, publisher and writer. He spent his life promoting music.[1] The University of Durham, where he once studied and taught, called him one of "Britain's most influential musicians during the first half of the twentieth century".[2][3] An autodidact, he was a prodigious creator of Gebrauchsmusik.[2]
- ^ Kennedy, Rutherford-Johnson & Kennedy 2013, p. 918.
- ^ a b Borthwick, Mary Christine (2007). 'In the Swim': The life and musical achievements of William Gillies Whittaker 1876-1944 (Thesis). Durham University. Retrieved 17 April 2015. Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3
- ^ Town, Stephen (1 September 2012). An Imperishable Heritage: British Choral Music from Parry to Dyson: A Study of Selected Works. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-4094-6175-3.