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CodeDS/UK/10531
NameBaines; Francis (11 April 1917-4 April 1999); British composer and double bass player
Variations of NameFrancis Athelstone Baines
Dates11 April 1917-4 April 1999
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginOxfordshire, England (born)
BiographyFrancis Baines was a British composer and double-bass player. He taught at the Royal College of Music and performed at the Aldeburgh Festival.

His Fanfare was included in Gerard Hoffnung's first Music Festival Concert along with works by the better-known British composers Malcolm Arnold and William Walton. His compositions include two symphonies, a Divertimento, and a set of Comic Variations.

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