Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (died 1961)

Percy Grainger

Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist (1882–1961)

Percy Aldridge Grainger was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music…