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Brian Easdale (10 August 190930 October 1995) was a British composer. Easdale was born in Manchester, England. He was educated at Westminster Abbey School and the Royal College of Music. For the opera house and the concert hall, his works include the operas ''Rapunzel'' (1927), ''The Corn King'' (1935, not performed until November 1950)〔Jacobs, Arthur, "Opera in London" (December 1950)〕〔''The Musical Times'', 91 (1294): pp. 481–482〕 and ''The Sleeping Children'' (1951).〔"A.J." (full name not given), "Cheltenham Festival" (September 1951), ''The Musical Times'', 92 (1303): pp. 416–417〕 His orchestral works included ''Five pieces for orchestra'', ''Six Poems'', and ''Tone Poem''. For choir, Easdale wrote the ''Missa Coventrensis''.〔Brett, Philip, "New Choir Music" (1962), ''The Musical Times'', 103 (1433): p. 492〕 Easdale also composed film and theatre music. He worked for the General Post Office (G.P.O.) Film Unit, on films such as ''Big Money'' (1937), ''Job in a Million'' (1937) and ''Men in Danger'' (1939).〔Mathieson, Muir, "Music for Crown" (Spring 1948). ''Hollywood Quarterly'', 3 (3): pp. 323–326.〕 His film scores included several for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, including ''Black Narcissus'' (1947), ''The Red Shoes'' (1948), ''The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950), ''The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956), ''Miracle in Soho'' (1957), ''The Queen's Guards'' (1961) and Powell's controversial ''Peeping Tom'' (1960). He was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, for his music for ''The Red Shoes''. A CD of some of Easdale's film music was released in January 2011.〔(Details on Amazon )〕 Recorded in 2010 by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with the BBC National Chorus of Wales. The CD includes the full ballet from ''The Red Shoes'' (from the original score, complete with Ondes Martenot), it also includes music from ''Black Narcissus'' and ''Gone to Earth''. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Easdale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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