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Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, CBE (9 July 1906 – 14 April 1983) was an English composer. Early life and education. Elisabeth Lutyens was born in London on 9 July 1906. She was one of the five children of Lady Emily Bulwer-Lytton (1874–1964), a member of the aristocratic Bulwer-Lytton family, and the prominent English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Born in London in 1906, and known for her adaptation of the Schoenbergian serial technique, Elisabeth Lutyens influenced serialism in British music both past and present. Highly regarded by her peers, not least by Igor Stravinsky, Elisabeth was and remains a respected avant-garde artist, and an innovator of serialism itself.
Biography. When Elisabeth Lutyens looked in on Stravinsky during a BBC rehearsal at Maida Vale in 1959, the great composer rose and embraced her. Someone had sent him a score of her 6 Tempi for 10 Instruments. "That", he exclaimed, "is the music I like!"
Elisabeth Lutyens, an English composer, was born on July 9 th, 1906 in London. Elisabeth was the youngest daughter of architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. While her parents never showed any interest in music, they did make her learn the violin at age eight to stop her nail-biting habit.
Elisabeth Lutyens was a British composer who pioneered serialism and 12-tone music in the UK. She wrote for various genres and media, and taught many influential composers. Explore her life, works and recordings on NMC's website.
Learn about the life and work of Elisabeth Lutyens, a British composer who wrote for various media and genres with a clear vision and purpose. Find more information about her on the British Library website.
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Composer and musician; daughter of Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens The daughter of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, Elisabeth turned to music at an early age. She studied viola and composition at the Royal College of Music (1926-30), where many of her early compositions were performed.
