Ralph Dunstan
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Ralph Dunstan Mus. Doc.
Cantab
(b. 17 Nov 1857; d. 2 Apr 1933) was born at Carnon Downs
in the parish of Feock, Cornwall
and is buried at Perranzabuloe
. He is honoured now as one of the greatest song collectors in the Cornish
musical tradition.
Dunstan is best known for his work The Cornish Song Book (Lyver Canow Kernewek) published by Reid Bros Ltd of London in 1929. He also wrote a requiem
for his son and son-in- law who were killed in the First World War.
Doctor of Music
The Doctor of Music degree , like other doctorates, is an academic degree of the highest level. The D.Mus. is intended for musicians and composers who wish to combine the highest attainments in their area of specialization with doctoral-level academic study in music...
Cantab
Cantabrigian
Cantabrigian is an adjective that is used in two meanings: 1) to refer to what is of or pertaining to the University of Cambridge or Harvard University, as both are located in towns named Cambridge ; or 2) to refer to what is of or pertaining to the locales of Cambridge, England and its namesake -...
(b. 17 Nov 1857; d. 2 Apr 1933) was born at Carnon Downs
Carnon Downs
Carnon Downs is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles south west of Truro on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road....
in the parish of Feock, Cornwall
Feock, Cornwall
Feock is a coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 5 miles south of Truro at the head of Carrick Roads on the River Fal. To the south, the parish is bounded by Restronguet Creek and to the east by Carrick Roads and the River Fal...
and is buried at Perranzabuloe
Perranzabuloe
Perranzabuloe is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated just over a mile south of the principal settlement of the parish, Perranporth; the hamlet is also seven miles south-southwest of Newquay...
. He is honoured now as one of the greatest song collectors in the Cornish
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
musical tradition.
Dunstan is best known for his work The Cornish Song Book (Lyver Canow Kernewek) published by Reid Bros Ltd of London in 1929. He also wrote a requiem
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...
for his son and son-in- law who were killed in the First World War.
Selected works
- The Composer's Handbook: a guide to the principles of musical composition (1909)
- The ABC of Musical Theory; with numerous original and selected questions and exercises
- Songs of the Ages
- Cornish Dialect and Folk Songs
- A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music
- First Steps in Harmony
- Sight Singing through Song from Staff Notation (1921)
- The Cornish Song Book: Pt. 1. London: Reid Bros; reprinted (1974)
- The Cornish Song Book: Pt. 2 reprinted (1974)
- Hereafter Summer and Others
- Exercises in Voice-Production and Enunciation for Speakers and Readers
- Music to Shakespeare's Plays. Selected and arranged for the use of schools and colleges
- The Christian Pilgrimage
