British Composer Betty Roe has Died, Aged 95

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イギリスの作曲家ベティ・ローが95歳で死去した。1930年ロンドン生まれ。王立音楽院でピアノ、チェロ、作曲を学び、300以上の作品を作曲した。1970年には夫と共にThames Publishingを設立し、自身の作品や他のイギリス人作曲家の作品を出版した。ロンドン音楽演劇アカデミーで音楽監督を務め、NorthKen Choir and Operaを設立した。

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Born in 1930 in London, Betty Roe began piano lessons at age six. She would later go on to become one of Britain’s top composers. She wrote over 300 works and was a dedicated teacher to generations of musicians. Roe trained as a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal Academy of Music before returning there in 1949 to study piano with York Bowen. She also studied cello with Alison Dalrymple and composition with Sir Lennox Berkeley. Alongside her work as a composer, Roe worked as a sessional singer in the 1950s and appeared on recordings alongside Cliff Richard, Harry Secombe, Cilla Black, and The Two Ronnies. Impressing both fellow composers and critics alike, her many compositions included songs, grand sacred works, and full-length operas. Her best-known work is Nursery Rh…

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