Composer
Percy Grainger
Country Gardens, folk song collecting, and free music machines of his own design.
Percy Aldridge Grainger was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens".
- Born
- 1882-07-08, Melbourne, AustraliaA Saturday
- Died
- 1961-02-20, White Plains, USAA Monday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1882-07-08, Melbourne, Australia · time unknown, noon chart
Australia/Melbournethe zone used then
Australia/MelbourneThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 18°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 2°14′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 20°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 4°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 17°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 15°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 18°17′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 29°47′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1961-02-20, White Plains, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 1°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 12°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 4°29′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 1°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 25°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 25°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 23°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 11°17′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 6°59′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Percy Grainger was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.