| LC control no. | n 81127856 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Banks, Don, 1923-1980 |
| Variant(s) | Banks, Donald Oscar, 1923-1980 |
| Birth date | 1923-10-25 |
| Death date | 1980-09-05 |
| Place of birth | South Melbourne (Vic.) |
| Place of death | Sydney (N.S.W.) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Affiliation | University of Melbourne. Conservatorium of Music Australia. Australian Army. Medical Corps Canberra School of Music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Film composers Television composers |
| Found in | His Five north country folk songs, c1957. Collins, G. Flute Australia [SR] 1983: label (Don Banks) container (1923-1980) Grove music online, Aug. 25, 2006 (Banks, Don(ald Oscar); b. Oct. 25, 1923, South Melbourne, d. Sept. 5, 1980, Sydney; Australian composer) IMDb, November 17, 2021: (Don Banks, composer ; b. October 25, 1923 ; d. September 5, 1980 (age 56) ; Australian-born composer and multi-instrumentalist, trained on piano, saxophone, violin and trombone. The son of a jazz musician, he grew up and was educated in Melbourne. After serving with the Army Medical Corps during the war years, he studied at the University Conservatorium of Music and graduated with a diploma in composition. Banks moved to England in 1950 to continue his training ; In 1972, he returned to Australia to take up a position with the Canberra School of Music) Wikipedia web site, November 17, 2021: (Donald Oscar Banks (25 October 1923-5 September 1980) was an Australian composer of concert, jazz, and commercial music. He died at his home in the Sydney suburb of McMahons Point) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Banks> |
| Associated language | eng |
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