Alan Bush
British composer, musician, and educator (1900-1995) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 94
Alan Dudley Bush was a British composer, pianist, conductor, teacher and political activist. A committed communist, his uncompromising political beliefs were often reflected in his music.
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The Royal Academy of Music
The Friedrich-Wilhelm University, Berlin, as it was in the 1930s
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, venue for the 1934 Pageant for Labour
A memorial service in 1947 at the site of the destroyed Czech village of Lidice
The death of Wat Tyler: a 14th-century depiction
Bush in 1952 at the Workers' Conference of Writers and Composers in Berlin
Cave paintings at Lascaux which inspired the Fourth SymphonyAbout this person
He composed prolifically across a range of genres but struggled through his lifetime for recognition from the British musical establishment, which largely ignored his works.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1995 · aged 94
