Richard Rodney Bennett

Richard Rodney Bennett

composer
pianist
film score composer
jazz musician
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Romanticism

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett was an English composer and pianist. He was noted for his musical versatility, drawing from such sources as jazz, romanticism, and avant-garde; and for his use of twelve-tone technique and serialism. His body of work included over 200 concert works and 50 scores for film and television.

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Lifespan
1936 – 2012
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Career Journey

Background

Born in
Broadstairs
Educated at
Royal Academy of MusicLeighton Park SchoolSt Ronan's School
Awards
🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Timeline

  • 1936

    Born

    Birth
  • 2012

    Died

    Death

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