Percy Grainger

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An Australian-born composer and pianist known for collecting and arranging English folk songs

proper noun

: Percy Grainger

Percy Grainger was celebrated for his innovative arrangements of traditional English folk melodies.

Examples

As a performer, Percy Grainger delighted audiences with his virtuosic piano playing and charismatic personality.
The musical legacy of Percy Grainger continues to inspire modern composers around the world.
Percy Grainger is a legend.
Wow! Percy Grainger was a genius!
Percy Grainger was celebrated for his innovative arrangements of traditional English folk melodies.
As a performer, Percy Grainger delighted audiences with his virtuosic piano playing and charismatic personality.
The musical legacy of Percy Grainger continues to inspire modern composers around the world.

Surface Forms

Percy Grainger main

Morphology

Percy + Grainger

This is a proper name referring to a specific individual (an Australian-born composer and pianist). Knowing the constituent tokens 'Percy' and 'Grainger' — which are personal names without descriptive lexical meanings — does not allow a learner to infer the biographical or professional information, so the meaning is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Percy Grainger comes from two older name parts: Percy was originally a family name from a place in France, and Grainger comes from a word for someone who worked at a 'grange' or 'farm'. So, although the parts of his name once suggested family roots and farm work, today Percy Grainger is known as a famous composer and pianist.