Music & Song

A Daughter's Recollection of her Father

written by Shaw's daughter, the journalist and author Elizabeth Montgomery Campbell, to celebrate Martin Shaw’s centenary year. It is given as a reference in the monograph on Martin Shaw in Groves’ Dictionary.

Originally published in 1975 by the RSCM. © Elizabeth Montgomery Campbell

An Introduction to Martin Shaw

this article is taken from the introduction to the catalogue made for the Martin Shaw Archive prior to its acquisition by The British Library.

© Bernard Quaritch Ltd.

The Shaw Brothers at Gresham's

Martin Shaw has been described by Iain Burnside as "the missing link between Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten". Martin Shaw was associated with Gresham's School through his brother Geoffrey, who was Director of Music there. Their musical legacy was still very much in place when the young Britten arrived in the late 1920s.

The article is part of a longer article by Nathan Waring, current Director of Music at Gresham's, titled Music Hath Called Them, which charts the history of music at Gresham's School. © Nathan Waring

The Airmen

Background information on the CD and all 36 songs.

Recording Shaw for the First Time

Emeritus Professor George Odam writes about recording 36 of Shaw’s songs with Iain Burnside, Sophie Bevan, Andrew Kennedy and Roderick Williams.

First published by the British Music Society , December 2011. © George Odam

Venizel

A musicological article by Emeritus Professor George Odam, it gives further background information on this poignant song created at the start of WWI.

First published December 2011in Finzi Friends Magazine © George Odam

Music and I: a Series of Talks with Notable Musicians

Martin Shaw discusses his music and the philosophy behind it.

© Martin Shaw Trust; first published c.1927

The Purcell Operatic Society

The Purcell Operatic Society was founded in 1899 by Martin Shaw. Edward Gordon Craig , recognised today as the first modernist, was metteur en scene, producing revolutionary designs which continue to influence Western culture today.

References: Index to the Story of My Days by Edward Gordon Craig ©Craig Estate

How WE Met: Edward Gordon Craig and Martin Shaw

Craig is increasingly recognized as the first Modernist. His designs for the theatre began with his friendship with Martin Shaw. Here he recounts how they first met, helping a group of stranded actors.

from: Index to the Story of my Days, Hulton Press, 1957. © Craig Estate

Martin Shaw and Southwold

Emeritus Professor George Odam writes about the long connection Martin Shaw had with the Suffolk coastal town of Southwold.

First published 2011 by the Southwold Museum and Historical Society © George Odam

Up to Now

A collection of contemporary newspaper reviews plus an overview of Shaw's delightful reminiscences written in the late 1920s.

Finding Shaw's Birthplace

The address given for Martin Shaw’s birthplace on his birth certificate, 3 High Street, Lambeth, does not exist. Shaw’s grand-daughter Isobel Montgomery Campbell traces her search to find where Martin Shaw was born.

First published 2011 in Camberwell Quarterly © Isobel Montgomery Campbell

Geoffrey Dearmer

A short biography of war poet and BBC broadcaster Geoffrey Dearmer, the son of Shaw's close friend and colleague Percy Dearmer.

First published 2010 in the Friends' Newsletter of Poems in the Waiting Room.

© Isobel Montgomery Campbell

Singing Shaw

A short piece on the professional singers who originally sang Shaw's songs, including Mr Thorpe Bates and Madame Blanche Marchesi.