Frederic Curzon
Frederic Curzon (4 September 1899 – 6 December 1973) was an English composer, conductor and musician. He was born in London in 1899, and died at Bournemouth in 1973. Curzon had a life largely associated with music - besides composing, he conducted and was both a pianist and a noted organist. His early life was largely in the theatre, where he was musical director in several London West End theatres. He was the organist at Shepherds Bush Pavilion for many years and from 1939 and throughout the war conducted at Llandudno Pier. In 1938, he moved to the radio. The music he wrote was mainly of the English light music genre, but he also wrote for films, radio and the theatre. Curzon worked as Head of Light Music at publishers Boosey and Hawkes. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 4, 1899, Died December 6, 1973
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 2EA6989 | 12-in. | 12/10/1938 | March of the bowmen (No. 3 of Robin Hood suite) | Clifford Greenwood ; London Palladium Orchestra | Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Curzon, Frederic," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/372286.
Curzon, Frederic. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/372286.
"Curzon, Frederic." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Curzon, Frederic, 1899-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90009262
Wikidata: Frederic Curzon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q526916
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31554883
MusicBrainz: Frederic Curzon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/09072030-8add-4850-9d95-9dfa889ec950
ISNI: 0000 0000 8110 6261 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081106261
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