Lennox Berkeley
Sir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley (born May 12, 1903 in Oxford , England , † December 26, 1989 in London ) was an English composer .
Life
Berkeley received his education at Gresham's School in Norfolk and at Merton College, Oxford. In 1927 he went to Paris to study music with Nadia Boulanger , where he made the acquaintance of Francis Poulenc , Igor Stravinsky , Darius Milhaud , Arthur Honegger and Albert Roussel . During World War II he worked for the BBC and later became President of the Performing Rights Society. In 1974 he was beaten to a Knight Bachelor degree . From 1946 to 1968 he was a professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London , where his students included Richard Rodney Bennett , David Bedford , William Mathias , Nicholas Maw and John Tavener and his son Michael Berkeley, Baron Berkeley of Knighton . In 1980 he was elected as an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
plant
Berkeley wrote chamber music, orchestral works (including 4 symphonies) as well as choral and stage compositions. A French influence has persisted in Berkeley's music. The orchestral suite Mont Juic was composed in 1937 as a joint composition with Benjamin Britten (as Berkeley's op. 9 and also Britten's op. 12).
From 1942 to 1948 he was involved in four film productions as a composer, including Hotel Reserve from 1944.
Operas
- Nelson (1951)
- A Dinner Engagement, Op. 45 (1954)
- Ruth, Op. 50 (1955-1956)
literature
- Peter Dickinson : The Music of Lennox Berkeley. Boydell, Woodbridge 2003, ISBN 0-85115-936-2 .
- Tony Scotland: Lennox and Freda. Russell, Norwich 2010, ISBN 978-0-85955-319-3 .
- Peter Dickinson (Ed.): Lennox Berkeley and Friends. Writings, Letters and Interview. Boydell, Woodbridge 2012, ISBN 978-1-84383-785-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Honorary Members: Lennox Berkeley. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 6, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berkeley, Lennox |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berkeley, Lennox Randal Francis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxford , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1989 |
| Place of death | London |