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Peter Hurford
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British organist and composer (1930–2019)
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- Works
- 4
Top works
- Litany to the Holy Spirit
- Laudate Dominum Suite
- The organs of St. Albans Abbey
- Making music on the organ
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Peter Hurford OBE (22 November 1930 – 3 March 2019) was a British organist and composer. Hurford was born in Minehead, Somerset, and educated at Blundell's School. He later studied both music and law at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with dual degrees, subsequently obtaining a reputation for both musical scholarship and organ playing. Hurford subsequently studied in Paris under the blind French organist André Marchal, exploring music of the Baroque period. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Minehead
- Place of death
- St Albans
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- organ
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- date of birth
- 1930-11-22
- date of death
- 2019-03-03
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
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