Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1882 July 8 | Born George Percy Grainger in Brighton, Victoria, Australia |
| 1892 | Began studying piano under Louis Pabst |
| 1893 | Composed first work, "A Birthday Gift to Mother" |
| 1894 October | New tutor, Adelaide Burkitt, arranged for concert appearances in Melbourne |
| 29 May 1895 | Moved to Germany to study at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt |
| 1901 | Abandoned his studies and moved to London Began composing Marching Song of Democracy, Train Music, and Charging Irishrey |
| 1902 February | First performance as a piano soloist with an orchestra |
| 1905 | Started collecting original folk songs Began close relationship with Danish music student Kären Holten |
| 1911 | Began publishing his compositions on a larger scale |
| 1912 May 21 | Presented the first concert devoted entirely to his own compositions |
| 1914 September | Moved to America |
| 1917-1919 | Served in the U. S. Army with the 15th Coastal Artillery Corps Band in New York City |
| 1922 April 30 | His mother Rose committed suicide |
| 1928 August 9 | Married Swedish-born artist Ella Ström at the Hollywood Bowl |
| 1932-1933 | Appointed professor of music at New York University |
| 1937 March | Lincolnshire Posy performed at the American Band Master's Association convention in Milwaukee |
| 1937-1944 | Taught at Interlochen National Music Camp in Michigan |
| 1948 August 10 | Performed on piano at the London Proms playing his Danish Folksong Suite with the London Symphony Orchestra under Basil Cameron |
| 1950 | Began working mostly on free music machines |
| 1957 May | Made his only television appearance, a BBC Concert Hour performance of "Handel in the Strand" |
| 1960 April 29 | Gave his last public concert, at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire |
| 1961 February 20 | Died in White Plains, New York |
| 1961 March 2 | Funeral service conducted at St. Matthew's Church in Marryatville, South Australia |