Percy Pitt
Life
Born: 1870
Died: 1932
Biography
Percy Pitt was born in London and received his general education in France. He studied music at the conservatory in Leipzig, lived in Paris studying with Reinecke and Jadassohn, then with Josef Rheinberger in Munich. He held various organist and choirmaster positions before being appointed Chorus Master for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1906. There, he quickly became an assistant conductor and then the Principal Conductor. In 1908, he was instrumental in bringing Hans Richter to London for the famed Covent Garden Ring Cycles; Pitt sharing the conducting with Richter. In 1915, he became conductor of the Beecham Opera Company and, in 1920, the director of the British National Opera Company. In 1926 he became the first General Musical Director of the fledgling BBC. He made numerous records with the BBC Wireless Symphony Orchestra, including many “Operatic selections” on Columbia and Regal labels. His compositions were well-respected, mainly light orchestral music.
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List of choral works
Partsongs for Mixed Voices
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Publications
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