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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.
Learn about the life and works of Alan Rawsthorne, a neo-romantic composer who studied in Poland and Berlin and taught at Dartington Hall. Listen to his popular pieces such as Oboe Concerto, Elegy and Practical Cats.
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.
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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.
Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971) was a British composer of orchestral, chamber, and piano music. He studied in Manchester and abroad, and gained international recognition with his Theme and Variations for two violins.
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.
