Dyneley Hussey
Encyclopedia
Dyneley Hussey was an English war poet
, journalist, art critic
and music critic.
Eastbourne
, The King's School Canterbury and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
. He served in World War I
as a Lieutenant in the Thirteenth Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers
, and published a book of war poems. Two of his most celebrated war poems are "An Oxford Retrospect" and "Courage". He then spent five years in the finance department at the Admiralty
.
He became an author and journalist and in 1923 was writing art criticism. However his main interest was music and he wrote several works on opera. He was music critic for The Times
from 1923 to 1946 and was also wrote successively for the Saturday Review
, Weekend Review, and Spectator
. During World War II
he again took on an administrative post at the Admiralty. In 1946, he was chosen to deal with music on the BBC Third Programme
and became music critic of The Listener, remaining until 1960. He wrote several articles for the Musical Times under the title "The Musician's Gramophone". He died at Cheltenham aged 79.
Hussey married Irene Duncan in 1926 and had a son and two daughters. She died in 1941 and he subsequently married Dr Florence Costello.
War poet
A War poet is a poet writing in time of and on the subject of war. The term, which is applied especially to those in military service during World War I, was documented as early as 1848 in reference to German revolutionary poet, Georg Herwegh.-Crimean War:...
, journalist, art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
and music critic.
Life
Hussey was the son of Colonel Charles Edward Hussey and was born in India. He was educated at St Cyprian's SchoolSt Cyprian's School
St Cyprian's School was an English preparatory school for boys, which operated in the early 20th century in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Like other preparatory schools, its purpose was to train pupils to do well enough in the examinations to gain admission to leading public schools, and to provide an...
Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, The King's School Canterbury and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
. He served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a Lieutenant in the Thirteenth Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers
Lancashire Fusiliers
The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.- Formation and early history:...
, and published a book of war poems. Two of his most celebrated war poems are "An Oxford Retrospect" and "Courage". He then spent five years in the finance department at the Admiralty
Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...
.
He became an author and journalist and in 1923 was writing art criticism. However his main interest was music and he wrote several works on opera. He was music critic for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
from 1923 to 1946 and was also wrote successively for the Saturday Review
Saturday Review (London)
The Saturday Review of politics, literature, science, and art was a London weekly newspaper established by A. J. B. Beresford Hope in 1855....
, Weekend Review, and Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he again took on an administrative post at the Admiralty. In 1946, he was chosen to deal with music on the BBC Third Programme
BBC Third Programme
The BBC Third Programme was a national radio network broadcast by the BBC. The network first went on air on 29 September 1946 and became one of the leading cultural and intellectual forces in Britain, playing a crucial role in disseminating the arts...
and became music critic of The Listener, remaining until 1960. He wrote several articles for the Musical Times under the title "The Musician's Gramophone". He died at Cheltenham aged 79.
Hussey married Irene Duncan in 1926 and had a son and two daughters. She died in 1941 and he subsequently married Dr Florence Costello.
Works
- Fleur de Lys (war poems)
- Eurydice or the Nature of Opera
- Some Composers of Opera (1952)
- Verdi (1940 and 1968)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1928)