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Menges, Herbert, 1902-1972

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Personal name headingMenges, Herbert, 1902-1972
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Variant(s)Menges, Siegfried Frederick Herbert, 1902-1972
Associated countryEngland
Birth date1902-08-27
Death date1972-02-20
Place of birthHove (England)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityMusic Dramatic music
AffiliationBrighton Philharmonic Orchestra
Old Vic Theatre (London, England)
Profession or occupationConductors (Music) Composers
Arrangers (Musicians)
Found inHallmark 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)