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Ernest Austin (31 December 1874 – 24 July 1947) was an English composer. ==Biography== Born Ernest John Austin in Poplar, Middlesex on 31 December 1874 son of William and Elizabeth Austin, his father was a shirt tailor. He started composing in 1907 after a career in business and was self-taught. He was the younger brother of baritone and composer Frederic Austin (1872–1951). Little-remembered today (he does not even have an entry in the comprehensive ''New Grove'' dictionary),〔As of 2007-06-10; http://www.grovemusic.com/〕 his orchestral music enjoyed some success in its own time, including performances at the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. He was a prolific composer of songs, covering a wide spectrum of mood, from serious Shakespearean settings to ballads of both sentimental and robust natures. He also made piano transcriptions of the work of other composers, a particularly common practice of the time. His best-known work is probably ''The Pilgrim's Progress'', a 12-section narrative tone poem setting for a solo organ of the work by John Bunyan; it takes about 2¾ hours to perform. There is a text which explains what is happening at each stage of the music which can be read by a narrator, and in the 12th movement, there are optional parts for choir (SSATTB), bells, and a solo violin.〔Kevin Bowyer: ''20th Century European Organ Music: A Toast'', in ''The IAO Millennium Book'', ed. P. Hale, ISBN 0-9538711-0-X〕 It was revived in November 1988 at St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, by organist Kevin Bowyer, who continues to perform it on occasion.〔(Kevin Bowyer's performance ) of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' in Glasgow, 16 June 2007〕〔(Glasgow International Organ Festival ): he performed the complete ''Pilgrim's Progress'' at the 2007 festival〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernest Austin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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