Leighton Lucas

Composer

1903 – 1982

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Who was Leighton Lucas?

Leighton Lucas was an English composer and conductor. Born into a musical family, he began his career as a dancer for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. He became a ballet conductor at 19, as well as a self-taught composer of religious works and film music.

He is particularly noted for his film compositions, including the scores for Target for Tonight, Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright, Ice-Cold in Alex and the incidental music for The Dam Busters.

Benjamin Britten wrote that Lucas's Partita for piano and chamber orchestra was "very interesting - especially quite lovely Sarabande." Lucas's 'Sinfonia Brevis' for horn and 11 instruments may be one of the earliest British scores to incorporate Balinese gamelan effects.

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Born
Jan 5, 1903
London
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  • England
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Died
Nov 1, 1982
London

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on July 23, 2013

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