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Buxton Orr Obituary. Buxton Daeblitz Orr, composer, born 18 April 1924, married (1) Isabelle Roberts, 1955 (2) Jean Latimer, 1968, died 27 December 1997. Buxton Orr's substantial catalogue of expertly crafted compositions ought to be part of the standard concert repertoire; instead, they are known to a small cohort of admirers and to an entire ...
Obituary by Martin Anderson, appeared in The Independent, London, 12/31/1997. Please refer to IMDB and Wikipedia for add'l information on the work and life of this composer and teacher. Buxton Daeblitz Orr, composer, born 18 April 1924, married (1) Isabelle Roberts, 1955 (2) Jean Latimer, 1968, died 27 December 1997. ...
Biography The Works of Buxton Orr The Music of Buxton Orr by Gary Higginson Review of the Piano trios by Gary Higginson . CD review. Buxton ORR (1924-97) Tournament for 10 Piece Brass Ensemble (1985) Trombone Concerto (1971) Narration for Symphonic Wind Orchestra (1993) A Caledonian Suite (1980) Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Wind Orchestra and Academy Brass/Bryan Allen and Nigel ...
Dec 27, 1997 · Buxton Orr (18 April 1924 – 27 December 1997) was a Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer. Originally trained as a doctor, Orr gave up medicine and switched to music, studying composition with Benjamin Frankel and conducting with Aylmer Buesst. Best known for his personal application of serial technique and for several virtuoso instrumental ...
Buxton Orr. 1924-1997 GB Composer of Soundtrack, Classical and Jazz A.k.a. Buxton Daeblitz Orr Louis Daeblitz. Buxton Orr (18 April 1924 – 27 December 1997) was a Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer.Originally trained as a doctor, Orr gave up medicine and switched to music, studying composition with Benjamin Frankel and conducting with Aylmer Buesst.
Born in Glasgow (1924), Buxton Orr gave up a career in medicine to study with Benjamin Frankel (early 1950s). First professional work in films (Karloff horrors, Suddenly Last Summer) and theatre (Flowering Cherry). Joined the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (1965), founded its New Music Ensemble (1975). 1970-80 conducted the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra touring England and Europe ...
At first Orr had intended to take up medicine, but music increasingly called him and as a young man he became a pupil of Benjamin Frankel, for whose music he became a strong advocate; he wrote about his teacher’s work, and after Frankel’s death in 1973 Orr completed the scoring of his opera Marching Song. Frankel was a twelve-tone composer
