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Arnold Bax

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 18, 2020 by Wehwalt (talk) 19:12, 18 February 2020 (UTC)



Arnold Bax (1883–1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. Best known for his orchestral music, he also wrote songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works. In addition to a series of symphonic poems, he wrote seven symphonies, and was for a time widely regarded as the leading British symphonist. Bax was born in Streatham to a prosperous family who encouraged his music career, and his private income enabled him to follow his own path as a composer without regard for fashion or orthodoxy. While still a student at the Royal Academy of Music, Bax became fascinated with Ireland and the Celtic Revival. In the years before the First World War he lived in Ireland and became a member of Dublin literary circles, writing fiction and verse under the pseudonym Dermot O'Byrne. His best-known work is the symphonic poem Tintagel (1917). In 1942 Bax was appointed Master of the King's Music. Coordinator note I think the birth bicentennial below outweighs the Irish connection here. I can run it March 18 or you can pull it and try next year if you like.--Wehwalt (talk) 11:50, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
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 * Main editors: Delahays, Jonyungk
 * Promoted: 2015-10-31
 * Reasons for nomination: March 17 is St Patricks Day
 * Support as nominator. Sheila1988 (talk) 21:45, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Support. Very nice blurb, but it was just under the 925-character minimum, so Johnboddie and I made some minor adjustments. Thanks for thinking of St. Patrick's Day. - Dank (push to talk) 23:28, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Just pinging on the above.--Wehwalt (talk) 11:52, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing note I'm going to go ahead and schedule this for March 18. If you prefer to withdraw it, let me know on my talk and I'll fill out the paperwork.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:12, 18 February 2020 (UTC)