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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. Life [ edit ] Easdale was born in Manchester , and was educated at Westminster Abbey School and the Royal College of Music , where he was a pupil of Armstrong Gibbs (composition) and Gordon Jacob (orchestration). [1]
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. 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'. Brian served with the Royal Artillery during WWII but spent a ...
- August 10, 1909
- October 30, 1995
I have long hoped for a Brian Easdale volume in Chandos’s opulent film music series. Alongside Allan Gray (1902-1973), Manchester-born Easdale was the favoured composer of director duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (The Archers).
Brian Easdale is an enigma. For a while he seemed to be the house-composer for the imaginative Archers team of Emeric and Pressburger. Their screen dramas were archetypes of the British Golden Age quite apart from being great films in their own right. Brian was born in Manchester on 10 August 1909 and was educated at Westminster Abbey Choir ...
About. 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.
Lowest Rated: 95% The Face of Fear (1960) Birthday: Aug 10, 1909. Birthplace: Manchester, England, UK. Academy Award winner Brian Easdale was recognized throughout Hollywood for his amazing work ...
