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Alan Rawsthorne CBE (2 May 1905 – 24 July 1971) was a British composer. He was born in Haslingden, Lancashire, and is buried in Thaxted churchyard in Essex . Early years.
BRITISH COMPOSER 1905 – 1971. ‘The road to music has many different paths. As far as British music is concerned, Rawsthorne stands in the direct line of Elgar, Walton, Constant Lambert and Tippett.’. – Francis Routh, Contemporary British Music.
Jul 20, 1998 · Alan Rawsthorne was an English composer best known for his finely structured orchestral and chamber music written in a restrained, unostentatious style. Rawsthorne studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music (1926–30) and in Berlin (1930–31) with Egon Petri.
Alan Rawsthorne was a British composer, film scorer, music editor, author, and radio talk show presenter. At the heart of his musical contribution was a unique blend of European and English 20th-century techniques which concentrated on instrumental rather than vocal music.
Rawsthorne was awarded the CBE in 1961, and was made an Honorary Doctor of Music by Liverpool, Essex, and Belfast Universities. He died in Cambridge on 24 July 1971, but his elegant and beautifully crafted music continues to be enjoyed by both performers and listeners.
Rawsthorne was an admirer of Chopin and gained the insights of a performer from his own training as a pianist. These are reflected in the half dozen solo piano works, four of which are significant additions to the piano literature.
Summary for the Busy Executive: A milestone for Rawsthorne fans. Born in the early 1900s, Alan Rawsthorne belongs to the same generation of composers as Walton, Rubbra, Tippett, and Lambert. To some extent, all labored in the shadows of Vaughan Williams and, later, Britten, despite the high quality of their work.
