| Code | DS/UK/1273 |
| Name | Quilter; Roger (1 November 1877-21 September 1953); British composer |
| Variations of Name | Roger Cuthbert Quilter |
| Dates | 1 November 1877-21 September 1953 |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Hove, Sussex, England (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Sir William Quilter (1st Baronet, wealthy noted landowner, politician and art collector) |
| Biography | Roger Quilter was a British composer, known particularly for his art songs. His songs, which number over a hundred, often set music to text by William Shakespeare and are a mainstay of the English art song tradition.
His reputation in England rests largely on his songs and on his light music for orchestra, such as his Children's Overture, with its interwoven nursery rhyme tunes, and a suite of music for the play Where the Rainbow Ends. He is noted as an influence on several English composers, including Peter Warlock.
Quilter enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with the tenor Gervase Elwes until the latter's death in 1921. In November 1936, Quilter's opera Julia was presented at Covent Garden by the British Music Drama Opera Company under the direction of Vladimir Rosing. It ran for only seven performances. Heavily revised, it was later published as Love at the Inn. |