Ernest Irving
Composer
1878 – 1953
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Who was Ernest Irving?
Ernest Irving was an English composer and conductor, primarily remembered for his involvement in film music.
Irving was born in Godalming, Surrey. He composed, among others, scores for the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore! and Turned Out Nice Again starring George Formby. Ralph Vaughan Williams dedicated his Sinfonia antartica to him. Irving's achievements earned him the rarely awarded honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 1951. William Walton's second string quartet in A minor was dedicated to him. He died in Ealing, London, aged 74.
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- Born
- Nov 6, 1878
Godalming - Also known as
- K. Ernest Irving
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 24, 1953
Ealing
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on July 23, 2013
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