biography
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Deller, Alfred (George)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1912–79)
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| biography:
| Countertenor, born in Margate, Kent, SE England, UK. A church chorister from the age of 11, he began a full-time musical career in 1947. He made many recordings of early English songs, notably those of Dowland and Purcell, and in 1950 formed the Deller Consort, devoted to the authentic performance of early music. In 1963 he founded the Stour Music Festival. |
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