Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Edwin Evans (born London, 1 September 1874 – died London, 3 March 1945) was an English music critic.His father, of the same name, was a writer on music and an organist. Edwin’s early education was at Lille from the age of nine until eleven, then at Echternach in Luxembourg for another four years. On returning to England, he initially made a career in the City. Then in 1901 he started his career in music criticism, first writing on French music, championing the music of Debussy in particular but also of Duparc, Dukas, Fauré and Ravel. He went on to champion Russian composers, notably those associated with Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, and British composers: in 1919-20 he wrote a series of articles on British composers for the Musical Times.He was music critic of the Pall Mall Gazette (1912-23), and from 1933 he was music critic for the Daily Mail. In 1938 he was elected President of the International Society for Contemporary Music.. }
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- Edwin_Evans_(music_critic) abstract "Edwin Evans (born London, 1 September 1874 – died London, 3 March 1945) was an English music critic.His father, of the same name, was a writer on music and an organist. Edwin’s early education was at Lille from the age of nine until eleven, then at Echternach in Luxembourg for another four years. On returning to England, he initially made a career in the City. Then in 1901 he started his career in music criticism, first writing on French music, championing the music of Debussy in particular but also of Duparc, Dukas, Fauré and Ravel. He went on to champion Russian composers, notably those associated with Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, and British composers: in 1919-20 he wrote a series of articles on British composers for the Musical Times.He was music critic of the Pall Mall Gazette (1912-23), and from 1933 he was music critic for the Daily Mail. In 1938 he was elected President of the International Society for Contemporary Music.".