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  1. robertsimpson.org.uk › the-life-of-robert-simpsonThe life of Robert Simpson

    Born on 2 March 1921 in Leamington Spa, Robert Wilfrid Levick Simpson was the son of Robert Warren Simpson and Helena Hendrika Govars. After finishing his education at Westminster City School, he read medicine in London for two years but, happening to hear Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony at a BBC Promenade Concert, he decided to make music his ...

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      Obituaries Robert Simpson in Ireland. The Times of London...

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      Robert Simpson was born on March 2nd 1921 in Leamington Spa,...

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      Composing, in Ireland. Robert Simpson is internationally...

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      The beginnings of the Robert Simpson Society. The idea of a...

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    • Robert Simpson - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_Simpson_(composer)Robert Simpson (composer) - Wikipedia

    Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer, as well as a long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster. He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music (particularly those in the key classical forms: 11 symphonies and 15 string quartets), and for his writings on the music of Beethoven, Bruckner ...

  4. robertsimpson.org.uk › the-life-of-robert-simpsonBiographical sketch of Robert Simpson

    Robert Simpson was born on March 2nd 1921 in Leamington Spa, England. He was educated at Westminster City School, and played in brass bands as a boy. His family initially intended him to be a medical doctor, and he served in a mobile surgical unit during World War II as a conscientious objector.

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  6. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › p09kfv0bBBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Robert Simpson (1921-97)

    Jun 4, 2021 · Robert Simpson - once described as "Britain's most important composer since Vaughan Williams", and "one of the century's most powerful and original symphonists" - was a man of integrity,...

  7. robertsimpson.org.ukThe Robert Simpson Society – Dedicated to the music, writings ...

    This site is dedicated to bringing the compositions of the composer Robert Simpson to the attention of a wider public. It contains a biographical sketch, a complete list of works, a discography with reviews, a performance calendar, and a bibliography.

  8. blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk › archivesandmanuscriptsThe Composer who Defied the BBC - Archives and Manuscripts at ...

    May 4, 2020 · Robert Simpson (1921-1997), was an English composer and writer on music and, from 1951 until 1980, a well-respected BBC producer and broadcaster. His pioneering and popular radio programme ‘The Innocent Ear’ ran for many years introducing the British public to music of lesser-known composers.

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  10. www.britishmusicsociety.co.uk › 2021 › 10Robert Simpson: Matthew Taylor’s personal tribute for his ...

    Oct 26, 2021 · Matthew Taylor with Robert Simpson. Bob Simpson’s music remained cussedly unfashionable throughout most of his lifetime. He was unconvinced by Schoenberg and said so, thereby alienating himself from many areas of the post war British Musical Establishment.