Peter Warlock

Born Phillip Heseltine, Warlock was an English composer known mostly for his songs. He had no formal music education, but an interest in music became apparent at his preparatory school at Broadstairs and was cultivated at Eton by Colin Taylor. His introduction to Delius, a minor English composer, by his painter uncle, caused Warlock's interest in music to bloom. Warlock learned by making arrangements of Delius' scores and in 1923 Warlock published a book on Delius. Later influenced by composer Van Dieren, Warlock began a renewed compositional course. Under Van Dieren, Warlock'...