Ernest Frederic Curzon (London, September 4, 1899 - Bournemouth, December 6, 1973) was an English composer, especially of light-class music. biography
Curzon soon evolved as a musical talent. He received private education and played as a piano, violin, cello and organ. His first compositions were destined for ecclesiastical use. A Magnificat and a Nunct Dimittis of his hand were executed when he was only twelve.
However, he grew in another musical direction and became a pianist in 1916 in one of the many London cinemas. Four years later he had his own cinema orchestra and composed music on (stupid) films. The church organ continued to pull and for more than twenty years, Curzon would remain an organist.
He learned early on the benefits of the electrical organ and belonged to the English pioneers on this instrument. In 1926 he was appointed permanent organizer of the Shepherd's Bush Pavilion, where he played light music for a large audience. His composing talent continued to unfold. Of the relatively simple accompaniments of silent films, it became well-known scores, especially for documentary films.
Thanks to Sir Dan Godfrey, the conductor of the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, and Ralph Hawkes, publisher of Boosey & amp; Hawkes, gave Curzon the opportunity to write light classical music, a genre that flourished in Britain in particular.
Godfrey put a lot of Curzons music on the program and also gave Curzon the opportunity to direct his own work to the public in Bournemouth. Hawkes ensured that those works were also released, so that the composer could pay his living.
After his marriage (1937) with Gladys Marian Fowler, Curzon established himself as a free composer. He finished his job at the Victoria Cinema and continued his pen, directors and the plays of the BBC's theater organ. He undertook the light-class music as chairman of the Light Music Society and head of the Boosey Light Music department & amp; Hawkes. Work
Although Curzon also wrote more serious work, he composed mainly in the light genre. He was very productive, especially under his own name, but also under the pseudonyms Graham Collett, José Jordana, Ralph Rutherford and Richard Springfield. Among his best-known works are the Malaga Suite, the Robin Hood suite, the Salon Suite and short pieces like Simonetta, Someone a little like you, and Dance of an ostracized imp (years of recognition of the radio series Paulus de Boskabouter).
For the concert hall there were overtures and pieces for piano and orchestra. On behalf of the BBC he provided a musical pantomine and a burlesque opera for the ITMA radio series every year. Occasion work he wrote for various festivities, such as In the Royal Tournament and the Festival of Britain.
He also wrote other music for radio and television.
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