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Bell, Derek, 1935-2002

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Personal name headingBell, Derek, 1935-2002
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See alsoCorporate body: Chieftains
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Birth date19351021
Death date20021015
Found inAncient music for the Irish harp, 1992: label (Derek Bell) insert (harpist with The Chieftains since 1972)
Guinness encycl. of pop music, 2nd ed. (under Chieftains: Derek Bell, b. 1935, harp/dulcimer/oboe)
His Nocturne on an Icelandic melody, c1997: cover, p. 2 (beneath "signed" pref. by Bell, b. Belfast 1921; studied at the R.C.M.; English horn in City of Belfast Orch.; in 1965, became harpist with BBC Northern Ireland Orch.; joined the Chieftains in 1976; composer of orchestral, piano, and chamber music)
Int. ww in music, 13th ed. (Bell (George) Derek (Fleetwood), b. Nov. 23, 1921, Coleraine, Ireland; diploma, RCM.; English horn in City of Belfast Orch. 1957-66; professor of harp, Belfast Academy of Music, 1970-; member of Chieftains, 1972-; many compositions and arrangements of Irish music)
BBCi WWW site, 10-18-02 (17 Oct. 2002: Derek Bell, harpist with traditional Irish supergroup the Chieftains, has died suddenly in the US; b. 21 Oct. 1935, Belfast)
http://www.geocities.com/musiclassical/mmile.html (Bell, Derek; b. Oct. 21, 1935, Belfast, Ireland; d. Oct. 15, 2002, age 66; Irish celtic harpist)
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