biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1882–1959)
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| biography:
| Composer and violinist, born in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, N England, UK. He studied at the Royal College of Music, London, and worked for a time in music halls. He wrote prolifically for orchestra, brass band, chamber music groups, and voices. Of his ballads, the best known is ‘Roses of Picardy’. |
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