Christopher Norton

Composer

1953 –

21

Who is Christopher Norton?

Christopher Norton is a New Zealand-born British pianist and composer. Norton obtained a degree in music from the University of Otago in 1974. He taught music in Wellington high schools, worked as a composer-in-schools for a year, then free-lanced as a composer, arranger and pianist.

He moved to the UK in 1977 on a New Zealand Government Scholarship. His earliest publications were with Universal Edition in London, and included Carol Jazz — improvisations on Christmas tunes — and Sing'n'Swing, for choir, piano and percussion.

Boosey & Hawkes signed Norton in 1983, and the first of the Microjazz series appeared, an educational music series that has expanded over 20 years to include music for all of the major instruments with piano, ensemble books and midi-file backings. As of 2008 it ranked as the biggest selling music series for Boosey & Hawkes, with over a million sales to that date. Boosey & Hawkes claims that it is "one of the most widely used educational series ever published."

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Born
1953
New Zealand
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Otago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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