Richard Rodney Bennett

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (born March 29, 1936) is a British composer.

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March 29 - 1936 - British

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Born in Broadstairs, Kent, England, Richard Rodney Bennett studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Howard Ferguson and Lennox Berkeley. During this time, he attended some of the Darmstadt summer courses, where he was exposed to serialism. He later spent two years in Paris as a student of the arch-serialist Pierre Boulez.

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Broadstairs - Kent - England - Royal Academy of Music - Howard Ferguson - Lennox Berkeley - Darmstadt - Serialism - Paris - Pierre Boulez

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Despite this early foray into modernist techniques, Bennett's tastes are catholic, and he has written in a wide range of styles, being particularly fond of jazz. Early on, he found success by writing music for feature films, although he considered this to be subordinate to his concert music. Nevertheless, he has continued to write music for films and television; among his best-known scores are the Doctor Who story The Aztecs (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1975), Enchanted April (1992) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Despite this eclecticism, Bennett's music rarely involves crossover of styles.

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Modernist - Jazz - Doctor Who - The Aztecs - 1964 - Murder on the Orient Express - Enchanted April - 1992 - Four Weddings and a Funeral - 1994

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