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CodeDS/UK/6449
NameBerkeley; Sir; Lennox (12 May 1903-26 December 1989); English composer
Variations of NameLennox Randal Francis Berkeley
Dates12 May 1903-26 December 1989
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginOxford, England (born)
RelationshipsSon of Aline Carla (daughter of Sir James Charles Harris, British consul in Monaco) and Captain Hastings George FitzHardinge Berkeley (illegitimate eldest son of George Berkeley)
Rumoured partner of Benjamin Britten (composer) and José Raffalli
Spouse of Elizabeth Freda Bernstein
Father of Michael Berkeley (composer) and Nick Berkeley (photographer)
BiographySir Lennox Berkeley was an English composer.

In 1927, he went to Paris to study music with Nadia Boulanger, and there became acquainted with Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger and Albert Roussel. Berkeley also studied with Maurice Ravel, often cited as a key influence in Berkeley's technical development as a composer.

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