About Martin Dalby
Lived 1942 – 2018 (aged 76). Martin Dalby was a British composer.
John Martin Dalby (25 April 1942 – 25 October 2018) With a Sir James Caird travelling scholarship, he lived for two years in Italy, where he studied composition with Goffredo Petrassi, and played viola in a chamber orchestra.
In 1965 he became a music producer to the BBC's Music Programme (later Radio 3) in London, where he worked with Hans Keller, Robert Simpson and Deryck Cooke.
In 1980 the BBC proposed the disbandment of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (and other BBC orchestras); Dalby, risking his job, campaigned to save the orchestra, and it survived.
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Who was Martin Dalby?
Scottish composer (1942-2018)
When was Martin Dalby born?
Martin Dalby was born on 25 April 1942 in Aberdeen.
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Martin Dalby died on 25 October 2018.
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Martin Dalby was a composer.
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Martin Dalby was British.
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