Little Known Facts about Mr. Grainger

• He was born in Australia, but died in the United States.

• He considered Beethoven, Dlius, and Duke Ellington to be the three supreme composers.

• He was the head of music at New York University, but stopped teaching in 1933.

• He believed the best music was made by blue-eyed, fair-haired composers.

• He married Ella Strom when he was 46 years old.

• He avoided using words with Greek or Latin roots.

• His mother committed suicide in 1922.

• He hated most Western music tradition, calling it, "filthy Sonata-Symphony form".

• When he performed concert tours, he would often walk from town to town.

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