Biography
Dalhousie James Young (b. Gurdaspur, India 1866- d. 1921), was a pianist who studied with Leschititzky and enjoyed a notable career. He also composed. His orchestral Christmas Hymn and Suite were both performed at Bournemouth under Dan Godfrey. His stage music included the "gesture plays" Prince Pierrot, Pierrot on Toastand Robe of Feathers and incidental music to Netta Syrett's Six Fairy Plays. He wrote a cantata The Blessed Damozel, but he was best known for smaller scale vocal items like Bredon Hill and other Housman songs (which have sunk without trace), the eight piece In a Gondola cycle, the Six Oriental Epigrams and the intriguing Dithering Ditties: Antigua, Kidderminster, Calcutta, Spain and Powder and Paint. His published piano output was sparse and only a Rigaudon and a Sicilienne arre traceable.
