John Veale Net Worth

John Veale Net Worth is
$1.2 Million

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John Douglas Louis Veale (15 June 1922 – 16 November 2006) was an English classical composer.He was born in Shortlands, Bromley, Kent; his father, Douglas Veale, later served as Registrar of the University of Oxford (1930–1958) and received a knighthood. John Veale was educated at Repton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (his father's old college), alongside Kenneth Tynan. As a composer, he was largely self-taught, but took some lessons from Egon Wellesz, Thomas Armstrong, Roger Sessions and Roy Harris (the latter's only English pupil).He served as film correspondent with the Oxford Mail (1966–1980) and as copy editor at Oxford University Press (1968–1987).His compositions include three symphonies (No. 1 was written 1944-47, and premiered by Sir John Barbirolli at the Cheltenham Music Festival in 1952; No. 2 written in 1965; No. 3 in 1997), a clarinet concerto (1954), a violin concerto, Panorama (an orchestral evocation of San Francisco premiered by Sir Adrian Boult in 1951), Metropolis concert overture (1955 premiered by Sir Charles Groves), numerous other orchestral and ensemble pieces including Apocalypse for chorus and orchestra, and a number of film scores including The Purple Plain, The Spanish Gardener, No Road Back, Portrait of Alison and High Tide at Noon. Some of his film scores were later destroyed by the film studios.He wrote in a tonal idiom and suffered under the avant garde musical regime at the British Broadcasting Corporation headed by its Director of Music William Glock and almost ceased composition in the 1960s. Following his re-discovery in the 1980s he resumed composing.His Violin Concerto is available on the Chandos CD label, played by Lydia Mordkovitch with Richard Hickox conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. It is coupled with the Violin Concerto of Benjamin Britten.John Veale died in Bromley, Kent (a south-eastern suburb of London) on 16 November 2006. He was divorced and had several children, one daughter having died at the age of four.

Date Of BirthJune 15, 1922
Died2006-11-16
Place Of BirthShortlands, Kent, England, UK
ProfessionComposer
Star SignGemini
#Fact
1Served in The Education Corps, World War II. Studied music with Egon Wellesz and Roy Harris. Began serious composition, 1946. His incidental music for the Oxford University Dramatic Society's productions in 1947 led to Muir Mathieson commissioning documentary scores from Veale for the Crown Film Unit. After film work dried up, Veale worked as film critic for the Oxford Mail, England (1965-1980) and as copy editor, Oxford University Press (1968-1987).

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Escape by Night1964
Emergency1962
Freedom to Die1961
The House in Marsh Road1960
High Tide at Noon1957
No Road Back1957
The Spanish Gardener1956
Postmark for Danger1955
War in the Air1955TV Series documentary 1 episode
The Purple Plain1954

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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