Composer
Horovitz, Joseph
British composer (1926–2022)
1926–2022
1 catalog entries
- Born
- 1926
- Died
- 2022
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Place of death
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Joseph Horovitz (26 May 1926 – 9 February 2022) was an Austrian-born British composer and conductor best known for his 1970 pop cantata Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo, which achieved widespread popularity in schools. Horovitz also composed music for television, including the theme music for the Thames Television series Rumpole of the Bailey, and was a prolific composer of ballet, orchestral (including nine concertos), brass band, wind band and chamber music. He considered his fifth string quartet (1969) to be his best work.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music educator; conductor; writer; pianist
- Education
- Royal College of Music; New College
- Teachers
- Nadia Boulanger; Gordon Jacob
- Career institutions / employers
- Royal College of Music
- Genres
- classical music
- Awards
- Walter Willson Cobbett Medal; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class; Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 74274253
- ISNI
- 0000000110710557
- GND ID
- 128639199
- Library of Congress ID
- n81028117
- MusicBrainz ID
- c46d6ba3-9544-4432-8d47-9cc7d364165f
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Entries with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out of Step | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 74274253.