Clement Harris (1871-1897) - English composer turned mercenary ...

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Well, he volunteered, actually, to fight in the Greek war of independence against the Ottomans in the late 19th century.
An associate of both Oscar Wilde, and Richard Wagner.

I've heard a few chamber pieces, but am trying to have a decent listen to his Paradise Lost (c. 1902) symphonic poem.



Orchestral:
Paradise Lost, sym. poem, after J. Milton, 1895 (Mainz, 1902);
Festival March (London, 1896)

Chamber Music / Piano Music:
Romance, vn, pf, 1893–4 (Mainz, 1902);
4 études de concert, pf (Mainz, 1893–7):
Le printemps, L'été, L'automne, L'hiver;
2 Studies, pf (London, 1897): Il penseroso, L'allegro;
Romance, cl, vc, pf (Mainz, 1902);
Ballade, f, pf
For 1v, pf:
Six Songs, 1893–6 (London, after 1897): Faith (V. Galway), Forget me not, Absence, The Return, Hope, The Vision (text of nos.2–6 by Harris);
Songs of the Sea (A. Herbert) (Mainz, 1902): Yes I shall go, A grace, to-night



When, a few months before his death, Rachmaninov lamented that he no longer had the "strength and fire" to compose, friends reminded him of the Symphonic Dances, so charged with fire and strength. "Yes," he admitted. "I don't know how that happened. That was probably my last flicker."