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Brian, Havergal, 1876-1972

LC control no.n 50041433
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LC classificationML410.B8447 Biography
Personal name headingBrian, Havergal, 1876-1972
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Variant(s)Brian, William Havergal, 1876-1972
Associated countryGreat Britain
Birth date1876-01-29
Death date1972-11-28
Place of birthDresden, England
Place of deathShoreham-by-Sea, England
Field of activityMusic
Profession or occupationComposer
Found inSheldon, A.J. Edward Elgar ... 1932.
Brian, H. Fantastic variations on an old rhyme, 1996, c1995: t.p. (Havergal Brian) p. 3 of cover (b. Jan. 29, 1876, Dresden, Staffordshire, d. Nov. 28, 1972, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex)
Communication with archivist of Havergal Brian Society, 24 Feb. 2003 (born William Brian 29 Jan. 1876; adopted name Havergal sometime in the 1890's following the example of the midlands hymn writing family surname 'Havergal'; almost all correspondence subsequently signed 'Havergal' and all surviving compositions written under name 'Havergal Brian')