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Percy Fletcher
org, 1879-1932 GB, Derby
Musician / Composer of Brass and Classical
A.k.a. Percy Eastman Fletcher
Percy Eastman Fletcher (12 December 1879 – 10 December 1932) was a British composer of classical music, born in Derby. He worked as musical director at London theatres including the Drury Lane Theatre and, from 1915 onward, His Majesty's Theatre. Besides, he wrote ballads, works for chorus, and suites for light orchestra, organ voluntaries for church use, as well as pieces commissioned for brass band competitions, including the tone poem Labour and Love used by the Irwell Springs Band to win the 1913 National Championships. This piece is often regarded as a significant moment in the development of the modern brass band movement and repertoire. It was followed by 'An Epic Symphony', used as the test piece for the Championship Section of the National Championships in 1926.
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Popular Tracks 
Festival Toccata on The Grand Organ of Norwich Cathedral by David Dunnett Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance: Fiddle Dance on English String Miniatures, Vol. 5 by Royal Ballet Sinfonia Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance: Folksong on English String Miniatures, Vol. 5 by Royal Ballet Sinfonia Labour and Love on Life Divine by Black Dyke Band, Derek Broadbent & Major Peter Parkes Vanity Fair (arr. B. Karrick) on Chronicles by North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro & Eugene Migliaro Corporon An Epic Symphony on Epic Brass by Black Dyke Band, Major Peter Parkes & Roy Newsome 2 Parisian Sketches: II. Bal masqué on British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2 by New London Orchestra, Eric Coates, Ronald Corp, Percy Fletcher, Ernest Bucalossi, Arthur Wood, Fred Hartley, Robert Farnon, Benjamin Frankel, Haydn Wood, Trevor Duncan, Ronald Binge, Gilbert Vinter, Clive Richardson, Herman Finck, Robert Docker, Albert Ketèlbey, Edward Elgar, Charles Williams, Edward White & Frederic Curzon Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance: Fiddle Dance on 2010 Texas Music Educators Association: Canyon Vista Middle School Honor Orchestra by Canyon Vista Middle School Honor Orchestra, Elizabeth Frederick & Jerome Brillhart Festival Toccata on Minster Spectacular: Organ Favourites from York Minster by John Scott Whiteley Percy Fletcher: Festival toccata on Toccatas from Coventry by David PoulterTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| English String Miniatures 5 | John Ireland, Francis Chagrin, Percy Fletcher, Paul Lewis, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland | 2006 | Album |
| Epic Brass (British Music For Brass Band | Percy Fletcher • Sir Edward Elgar • Edmund Rubbra • Gilbert Vinter • Eric Ball / The Black Dyke Mills Band, Roy Newsome • Peter Parkes | Album |
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