Born 10 Aug. 1926; d of Albert Alain and Magdeleine Alain (née Alberty); m 1950, Jacques Gommier (d 1992); one d (one s decd); died 26 Feb. 2013...
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Alain, Marie-Claire Geneviève, (10 Aug. 1926–26 Feb. 2013), organist; Lecturer, Conservatoire National de Région Rueil-Malmaison, Paris, 1978–98
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Angelou, Marguerite Annie, (Maya), (4 April 1928–28 May 2014), writer, singer and actress
Born St Louis, 4 April 1928; d of Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson; one s; died 28 May 2014
writer, singer and actress
George Washington High Sch., San Francisco; California Labor Sch....
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Arnell, Richard Anthony Sayer, (15 Sept. 1917–10 April 2009), composer; conductor; poet; Principal Lecturer, Trinity College of Music, 1981–87 (Teacher of Composition, 1949–81)
Born 15 Sept. 1917; s of late Richard Sayer Arnell and Hélène Marie Scherf; m 1992, Joan Heycock; one s three d from former marriages; died 10 April 2009
composer; conductor; poet; Principal Lecturer, Trinity College of Music, ...
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Aston, Prof. Peter George, (5 Oct. 1938–13 Sept. 2013), Professor and Head of Music, University of East Anglia, 1974–98, Professor Emeritus, since 2001
DPhil
Born 5 Oct. 1938; s of late George William Aston and Elizabeth Oliver Aston (née Smith); m 1960, Elaine Veronica Neale; one s; died 13 Sept. 2013
Professor and Head of Music, University of East Anglia, ...
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Balkwill, Bryan Havell, (2 July 1922–25 Feb. 2007), conductor; Professor of Conducting, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1977–92
Born 2 July 1922; s of Arthur William Balkwill and Dorothy Silver Balkwill (née Wright); m 1949, Susan Elizabeth Roberts (d 2006); one s one d; died...
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Bantock, Sir Granville, (7 Aug. 1868–16 Oct. 1946), Professor of Music, Birmingham University, 1908–34, now Emeritus Professor
Kt 1930; MA; DMus (Edinburgh); FRCM
Born London, 7 Aug. 1868; e s of late Dr George Granville Bantock; m 1898, Helen, d of Hermann von Schweitzer; three ...
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Bateman, Alys, (died 7 Nov. 1924), soprano singer
Born d of late Robert Bateman and Marian Moore, relative of Hannah Moore; m 1st, Malcolm Colin, s of Francis Simon Dring, of Simonstown, Co. Cork; 2nd, John Starkie Gardner; ...
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Bennett, Sir Richard Rodney, (29 March 1936–24 Dec. 2012), composer; Visiting Professor of Composition, Royal Academy of Music, since 1995
Kt 1998; CBE 1977
Born 29 March 1936; s of H. Rodney and Joan Esther Bennett; died 24 Dec. 2012
composer; Visiting Professor of Composition, Royal Academy of Music, since ...
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Brooke-Rose, Prof. Christine, (16 Jan. 1923–21 March 2012), novelist and critic; Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Paris, 1975–88 (Lecturer, 1968–75)
Born 16 Jan. 1923; m 1st, 1944, Rodney Bax (marr. diss); 2nd, 1953, Jerzy Pietrkiewicz (marr. diss. 1975; he d 2007); 3rd, 1981, Claude Brooke (marr. diss. 1982); ...
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Brown, Prof. David Clifford, (8 July 1929–20 June 2014), writer on music; Professor of Musicology, Southampton University, 1983–89, then Professor Emeritus
Born 8 July 1929; s of Bertram and Constance Brown; m 1953, Elizabeth (née Valentine); two d; died 20 June 2014
writer on music; Professor of Musicology, Southampton University, ...
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Bruce, George Robert, (10 March 1909–25 July 2002), poet and critic
OBE 1984
Born 10 March 1909; s of Henry George Bruce and Jeannie Roberta (née Gray); m 1935, Elizabeth Duncan (d 1994); one ...
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Callaway, Sir Frank (Adams), (16 May 1919–22 Feb. 2003), Professor and Head of Department of Music, University of Western Australia, 1959–84, Professor Emeritus, 1985
Kt 1981; AO 1995; CMG 1975; OBE 1970
Born 16 May 1919; s of Archibald Charles Callaway and Mabel Callaway (née Adams); m 1942, Kathleen Jessie, d of R. Allan; two ...
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Carus, Louis Revell, (22 Oct. 1927–19 Aug. 2012), Consultant to Benslow Musical Instrument Loan Scheme, Benslow Music Trust, since 1987; Principal, Birmingham School of Music, 1975–87
Hon. RAM, FRSAMD, FRCM, FBSM
Born Kasauli, India, 22 Oct. 1927; s of Lt-Col Martin and Enid Carus-Wilson; m 1951, Nancy Reade Noell (d 2005); two s one ...
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Davies, (Albert) Meredith, (30 July 1922–9 March 2005), Principal, Trinity College of Music, 1979–88; Guest Conductor, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Sadler’s Wells, 1960–72, also BBC
CBE 1982
Born 30 July 1922; 2nd s of Rev. E. A. Davies; m 1949, Betty Hazel, d of late Dr Kenneth Bates; two s...
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Deane, Prof. (Samuel) Basil, (27 May 1928–23 Sept. 2006), Professor of Music, University of Birmingham, 1987–92, then Emeritus
Born 27 May 1928; s of Rev. Canon Richard A. Deane and Lorna Deane; m 1955, Norma Greig (d 1991); two s; died 23 Sept. 2006
Professor of Music, University of Birmingham, ...
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Ehrlich, Prof. Cyril, (13 Sept. 1925–29 May 2004), Professor of Economic and Social History, Queen’s University, Belfast, 1974–86, then Emeritus
PhD
Born London, 13 Sept. 1925; s of Henry Ehrlich and Dinah (née Jacobs); m 1954, Felicity Ruth Bell-Bonnett; two s one d; died 29 May 2004
Professor of Economic and Social History, Queen’s University, Belfast, ...
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Gellhorn, Peter, (24 Oct. 1912–13 Feb. 2004), Professor, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 1981–92
FGSM
Born 24 Oct. 1912; s of late Dr Alfred Gellhorn, and Mrs Else Gellhorn; m 1943, Olive Shirley (née Layton), 3rd d of 1st Baron Layton, CH, CBE; two ...
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Gordon, Giles Alexander Esmé, (23 May 1940–14 Nov. 2003), Literary Agent, Curtis Brown, since 1995
Born 23 May 1940; s of late Alexander Esmé Gordon, RSA, FRIBA, FRIAS and Betsy Gordon (née McCurry); m 1st, 1964, Margaret Anna Eastoe (d 1989); one ...
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Guest, George Howell, (9 Feb. 1924–20 Nov. 2002), Organist of St John’s College, Cambridge, 1951–91 (Fellow, since 1956); University Organist, Cambridge University, 1974–91
CBE 1987; FRCO; FRSCM
Born 9 Feb. 1924; s of late Ernest Joseph Guest and late Gwendolen (née Brown); m 1959, Nancy Mary, o d...
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Hacker, Alan Ray, (30 Sept. 1938–16 April 2012), clarinettist and conductor
OBE 1988
Born 30 Sept. 1938; s of Kenneth and Sybil Hacker; m 1st, 1959, Anna Maria Sroka; two d; 2nd, 1977, Karen Evans (marr. diss. 1994); one s...
