(b Grantham, 5 Nov 1935). English composer. He studied with Berkeley at the RAM (1955-8) and Boulanger and Deutsch in Paris (1958-9). He has taught in England and the USA. His music represents the extension of a solid tonal tradition, traceable back through Britten, Tippett, Bartók and Strauss, all influences on a style of fresh vigour. Among his works are two comic operas, One Man Show (1964) and The Rising of the Moon (1970), orchestral pieces and chamber music. His monumental orchestral work Odyssey was given in1987.

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