Healey Willan: Life and Music

About this book

Healey Willan (1880-1968) played a major role in the development of music in Canada for more than fifty years. As a teacher and organist-choirmaster he inspired generations of singers musicians and composers. As a composer he created some 800 works including operas and symphonies as well as organ piano chamber vocal and band music. Interest in Healey Willans music has soared with recent sales of recordings of his music exceeding 50 000 copies. F.R.C. Clarkes book is the definitive guide to the life and work of this remarkable man. The paper edition is an unabridged reprint of the edition first published in 1983 with a new foreword by the author. Healey Willan (1880-1968) played a major role in the development of music in Canada for more than fifty years. As a teacher and organist-choirmaster he inspired generations of singers musicians and composers. As a composer he created some 800 works including operas and symphonies as well as organ piano chamber vocal and band music. Interest in Healey Willans music has soared with recent sales of recordings of his music exceeding 50 000 copies. F.R.C. Clarkes book is the definitive guide to the life and work of this remarkable man. The paper edition is an unabridged reprint of the edition first published in 1983 with a new foreword by the author.