LC control no. | n 85327189 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Menges, Herbert, 1902-1972 |
Variant(s) | Menges, Siegfried Frederick Herbert, 1902-1972 |
Associated country | England |
Birth date | 1902-08-27 |
Death date | 1972-02-20 |
Place of birth | Hove (England) |
Place of death | London (England) |
Field of activity | Music Dramatic music |
Affiliation | Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Old Vic Theatre (London, England) |
Profession or occupation | Conductors (Music) Composers Arrangers (Musicians) |
Found in | Hallmark hall of fame. King Richard II [MP] 1954-01-24: credits (original music by Herbert Menges) Grove, 21 Nov. 2006 (Siegfried Frederick Herbert Menges, 27 Aug. 1902-20 Feb. 1972) Performing arts biog. master index, 1981 (Herbert Menges; b. 1902 d. 1972) Grove music online, March 25, 2020 (Menges, (Siegfried Frederick) Herbert; born August 27, 1902, Hove; died February 20, 1972, London; English conductor and composer; much of his career was spent in the London theater but he also maintained a connection with Brighton as founder and director of the Brighton PO from 1925 until his death; in 1931 he became musical director of the Old Vic Theatre and composed or arranged and conducted incidental music for most of Shakespeare's plays) |