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Albert Ketèlbey

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English composer, conductor and pianist (1875-1959)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1875 to 1959 · aged 84
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Albert William Ketèlbey was an English composer, conductor and pianist, best known for his short pieces of light orchestral music. He was born in Birmingham and moved to London in 1889 to study at Trinity College of Music.

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The cover for In a Monastery Garden (1915)The cover for In a Monastery Garden (1915)Sheet music for In a Persian Market (1920)Sheet music for In a Persian Market (1920)Sheet music for Bells Across the MeadowsSheet music for Bells Across the Meadows

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Albert William Ketèlbey was an English composer, conductor and pianist, best known for his short pieces of light orchestral music. He was born in Birmingham and moved to London in 1889 to study at Trinity College of Music. After a brilliant studentship he did not pursue the classical career predicted for him, becoming musical director of the Vaudeville Theatre before gaining fame as a composer of light music and as a conductor of his own works.

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United Kingdom
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Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1875 to 1959 · aged 84
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