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Buxton Daeblitz Orr (18 April 1924 – 27 December 1997) was a Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer and teacher. Life [ edit ] Originally trained as a doctor, Orr gave up medicine and switched to music in 1952, studying composition at the Guildhall School of Music with Benjamin Frankel and conducting with Aylmer Buesst . [1]
Biography. Buxton Orr (18 April 1924, Glasgow, Scotland – 27 December 1997) was an Anglo-Scottish composer and teacher. Originally trained as a doctor, Orr gave up medicine and switched to music in 1952, studying composition at the Guildhall School of Music with Benjamin Frankel and conducting with Aylmer Buesst. Through Frankel's help and influence, Orr became active for a time composing
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Dec 27, 1997 · Buxton Daeblitz Orr was a Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer and teacher.
Mar 2, 2017 · T he influence of Buxton Orr, born in Glasgow in 1924, lives on mainly via generations of students – he taught composition theory by making his pupils improvise and founded the Guildhall New ...
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Dec 27, 1997 · Buxton Orr. Buxton Daeblitz Orr was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1924. His family, of Scottish and German descent, included artists on both sides, most notably his maternal grandfather Richard Daeblitz, a violinist…. Read Full Biography.
Born in Glasgow (1924), Buxton Orr gave up a career in medicine to study with Benjamin Frankel (early 1950s). First professional work in films (Karloff horrors, Suddenly Last Summer) and theatre (Flowering Cherry). Joined the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (1965), founded its New Music Ensemble (1975). 1970-80 conducted the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra touring England and Europe ...
