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Also known as Benjamin James Dale

British composer (1885–1943)

Person · Open Library

Born
1885
Died
1943
Works
3

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Total plays
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Benjamin James Dale (b. London 17 July 1885; d. London 30 July 1943) was an English composer and educationalist. He showed remarkable compositional talent in his early years, but this promise was never really fulfilled. One of Dale’s earliest works, an overture Horatius inspired by Macaulay, was composed when he was only 14. He was studying under F. Corder at the Royal Academy of Music. His first published work was a Piano Sonata in D minor. Dating from 1902 this remains the work for which he i

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Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Place of death
Kensington
Occupation
music educator
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
organ
Conflict
World War I
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date of birth
1885-07-17
date of death
1943-07-30
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
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