- Brian Easdale
Brian Easdale (
10 August 1909 -30 October 1995 ) was a British composer, born inManchester ,England . He was educated at Westminster Abbey School and theRoyal College of Music .For the opera house and the concert hall, his works include the operas "
Rapunzel " (1927), "The Corn King " (1935, not performed until November 1950) [Jacobs, Arthur, "Opera in London" (December 1950). "The Musical Times", 91 (1294): pp. 481-482. ] and "The Sleeping Children " (1951) ["A.J." (full name not given), "Cheltenham Festival" (September 1951). "The Musical Times", 92 (1303): pp. 416-417.] . His orchestral works included "Five pieces for Orchestra ", "Six Poems ", and "Tone Poem ". For choir, Easdale wrote the "Missa Coventrensis" [Brett, Philip, "New Choir Music" (1962). "The Musical Times", 103 (1433): p. 492.] .Easdale also composed film and theatre music. He worked for the General Post Office (G.P.O.) Film Unit, on films such as "Big Money" (1937), "Job in a Million" (1937) and "Men in Danger" (1939). [Mathieson, Muir, "Music for Crown" (Spring 1948). "Hollywood Quarterly", 3 (3): pp. 323-326.] His film scores included several for Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger , including "Black Narcissus " (1947) and "The Red Shoes" (1948). He was the first British composer to win anAcademy Award for Original Music Score , for his music for "The Red Shoes".References
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*"Oxford Concise Dictionary of Music" by Michael Kennedy (Fourth Edition) - ISBN 0-19-280037-X
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* [http://www.musicweb-international.com/garlands/easdale.htm Brian Easdale biography] on MusicWeb
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