Albert Ketelbey
(1875-1959)
English composer and pianist
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Albert William Ketèlbey (born Ketelbey; 9 August 1875 – 26 November 1959) was an English composer, conductor and pianist, best known for his short pieces of light orchestral music. He was born in Birmingham and moved to London in 1889 to study at Trinity College of Music. After a brilliant studentship he did not pursue the classical career predicted for him, becoming musical director of the Vaudeville Theatre before gaining fame as a composer of light music and as a conductor of his own works.
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9 August 1875 Lozells area of Birmingham, England
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26 November 1959 (aged 84) Isle of Wight, England
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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