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- He died, following a short illness, in 1995.
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Brian Easdale (10 August 1909 – 30 October 1995) was a British composer of operatic, orchestral, choral and film music, best known for his ballet film score The Red Shoes of 1948.
Brian studied under Gordon Jacob and Armstrong Gibbs at the RCM (Royal College of Music). He wrote his first opera (Rapunzel) at the age of 17 and at age 20 had the honor of having a Dead March processional he had written performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir 'Malcolm Sargent'.
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- Manchester, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
Overview. Born. August 10, 1909 · Manchester, England, UK. Died. October 30, 1995 · London, England, UK (undisclosed) Mini Bio. Brian studied under Gordon Jacob and Armstrong Gibbs at the RCM (Royal College of Music).
- August 10, 1909
- October 30, 1995
Nov 4, 1995 · Brian Easdale, composer; born August 10, 1909, died October 30, 1995. An appreciation. by Iain Sutherland. JUST more than a year ago I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the. Oscar-winning...
- The Herald Staff
Then Easdale returned to seclusion until his death, best remembered for the internationally popular saga of a ballerina (Moira Shearer), for whom he wrote an original ballet choreographed by Robert Helpmann, along with background music that he scored himself and also conducted.
The film revolves around a serial killer who murders women while using a portable film camera to record their dying expressions of terror, putting his footage together into a snuff film used for his own self pleasure. Its title derives from the expression "peeping Tom", which describes a voyeur .
Oct 30, 1995 · Easdale, Brian (10 August 1909 – 30 October 1995) Composer from Manchester, England, who attended the Royal College of Music and the Westminster Abbey Choir School before embarking on a career in concert, film and stage music.
