Geoffrey Burgon
Geoffrey Burgon (born July 15, 1941 in Hambledon , Hampshire , † September 21, 2010 ) was a British composer of ballet and film music .
Life
Burgon taught himself the trumpet and was a member of a jazz band at his Pewley Grammar School in Guildford .
He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , London , with the intention of becoming a professional musician. Eventually he discovered that he also had a keen interest in composition theory. At first he earned his living as a jazz trumpeter until, at the age of 30, he sold all trumpets and decided on a career as a composer.
The critics agreed with him and honored his Requiem in 1976 at the Three Choirs Festival , a festival in the churches of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester. His work is often placed in the tradition of Benjamin Britten .
The fluid and effortless language of his music harmonizes with the frequently used human voice, whereby Burgon can look back on many years of collaboration with the countertenor James Bowman .
In 1962 he married Janice Elizabeth Garwood, with whom he has a son and daughter. After a divorce, he married Jacqueline Krofchak (stage name Kroft), a Canadian pianist and singer , in 1992 . They have a son together.
Highlights in the factory
- 1974: Music for the ballet The Calm for the London Contemporary Dance Theater
- 1976: First major success with the Requiem at the Three Choirs Festival
- 1979: Received the Ivor Novello Award for work for the BBC ( Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Nunc dimittis )
- 1981: Ivor Novello Award for the soundtrack for the series Wiedersehen mit Brideshead
- 1997: Premiere of City Adventures , concert for drums for Evelyn Glennie
- 2001: wrote Heavenly Things , a BBC commission for Christopher Maltman
Film music (selection)
- 1978: The Life of Brian , Monty Python film
- 1981: The dogs of war
- 1982: reunion with Brideshead
- 1988: The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia
- 1989: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn
- 1990: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Armchair
- 1991: Robin Hood - A Life for Richard the Lionheart
- 1998: When Heroes Die ( The Sound of War )
Web links
- Geoffrey Burgon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography (English).
- Geoffrey Burgons Homepage (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burgon, Geoffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hambledon , Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2010 |