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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 generation of pupils ...
Dec 27, 1997 · A new opera, The Alchemist, was in the process of being orchestrated at his death. [5] Buxton Orr was not related to the composer Robin Orr (1909–2006). Orr's music includes works in all genres, including songs, chamber music, works for brass and wind band, orchestral music, opera and music theatre as well as film scores. [6]
Apr 4, 2017 · 4th April 2017. Interview, Nicky Spence on Buxton Orr. by Katherine Cooper. The Scottish tenor Nicky Spence has been making something of a speciality of twentieth-century repertoire of late, both on stage and in the recording studio: just before Christmas I saw him as a compelling, fearlessly sung Alwa in William Kentridge's production of Lulu ...
During the 1980s Orr composed three music theatre pieces: Unicorn (1981), The Last Circus (1984) and Ring in the New (1986), and a number of song cycles, including the "caustic" Ten Types of Hospital Visitor(1986), setting Charles Causley.
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.
Buxton Orr. Composer: Suddenly, Last Summer. Buxton Orr was born in Glasgow but spent part of his early life in Bootle, Liverpool. Originally trained as doctor, he gave up medicine and switched to music, studying composition with Benjamin Frankel (1906-73). His music includes works in all genres, including songs, chamber music, works for brass and wind band, orchestral music, opera and music ...
