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Percy Aldridge Grainger (July 8, – February 20, ) was an Australian-born pianist, composer and champion of the saxophone and the Concert band.

Grainger remains controversial on two accounts: firstly, Grainger was an enthusiastic sado-masochist; secondly, he was a cheerful believer in the racial superiority of blond-haired and blue-eyed northern Europeans.

Biography written on percy grainger

This musical curiosity manifested itself in wonderfully realized arrangements of music from cultures that might not otherwise be well known. By utilizing the music of cultures other than his own, Grainger demonstrated an openness and admiration of music of "the other" and in so doing created conditions for greater understanding and respect among societies that might not easily be understood or appreciated.

This musical cross-fertilization would become a hallmark of much of his professional life.

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