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John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. ... John Addison at IMDb; John Addison at AllMusic;
John Addison: British composer of music for the concert hall, film, theatre and television. John Addison (March 16, 1920 to December 7,1998) was born in Cobham, Surrey, England, and is a British composer best known for his film scores. His parents first recognised his talent when at the age of 6 or 7, before he learnt to read music, he picked ...
John Addison. British composer, primarily of film scores. From a military family and the son of a Royal Field Artillery colonel, John Mervyn Addison was born March 16, 1920, in Chobham, Surrey, and attended Wellington College, Berkshire, with plans for a military career. His interest and talent for music intervened, and he left Wellington for ...
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Dec 8, 1998 · John Addison. March 16, 1920 - December 8, 1998. Renowned for his Oscar and BAFTA winning film scores, British-born John Addison also composed many orchestral, chamber and solo works for the concert hall. Learn more about these works, where to obtain scores and parts, and see press reviews and programmes of past concerts.
Dec 7, 1998 · John Addison. While by far best-known as a film and television composer, winning both Oscars and Emmy Awards, John Addison was also a prolific composer for woodwinds, where he displayed the same gift for lyricism and…. Read Full Biography.
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The composer’s scores, sketches, video tapes, audio tapes and related paraphernalia are located at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Contact: Ben Harry, Curator of Audiovisual materials and Media Arts History L. Tom Perry Special Collections: +1 (801) 422-4174. Addison was honoured with an award in recognition of his devoted service on ...
John Addison was a student and later a professor at The Royal College of Music in London both before and after WWII and it was during those years that he composed most of his concert works ...
