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Brian Easdale (10 August 1909 – 30 October 1995) was a British composer of operatic, orchestral, choral and film music, best known for his ballet film score The Red Shoes of 1948.
The Film Music of Brian Easdale (The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, Adventure On! etc). BBC National Orchestral of Wales, Rumon Gamba (cond.) Chandos.
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- The Ultimate Classical Music Guide by Dave Hurwitz
Brian Easdale. Composer: The Red Shoes. Brian studied under Gordon Jacob and Armstrong Gibbs at the RCM (Royal College of Music). He wrote his first opera (Rapunzel) at the age of 17 and at age 20 had the honor of having a Dead March processional he had written performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir 'Malcolm Sargent'.
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Brian Easdale was a prolific composer whose extensive output covered most genres, from orchestral pieces, concertos, and choral works, including a mass for the new Coventry Cathedral, to chamber compositions.
Jan 3, 2011 · Brian Easdale (1909-1995) (GB) "The Red Shoes" ballet (1948), from Michael Powell's film Dir : Thomas Beecham Auteur d'un opéra à 17 ans, Brian Easdale fit ses études musicales au Royal...
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Oct 9, 2020 · Brian Easdale's hard-to-find piano transcription of his own 'The Red Shoes Ballet' music, from the much-loved 1948 Powell & Pressburger film based on Hans Ch...
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Brian Easdale was born in Manchester on 10th August 1909 and educated at Westminster Abbey Choir School and then The Royal College of Music, where he studied with Gordon Jacob and Armstrong Gibbs and won the Foli Scholarship for Composition.
