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- The ballad of Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos
- Concerto for trombone and brass band
- Divertimento for brass quintet (1969)
- Many kinds of yes
- Three diatonic preludes for harp (1965) Edited by Sidonie Goossens
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Buxton Orr (18 April 1924 - December 27, 1997) was a Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer. Originally trained as a doctor, Orr gave up medicine and switched to music, studying composition with Benjamin Frankel. Best known for his personal application of serial technique and for several virtuoso instrumental fantasies on well-known operatic themes, he was also active for a time in the film industry as well as being an energetic and influential teacher. One of his pupils was Debbie Wiseman. <a hr
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Orr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Hereford
- Occupation
- musicologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1924-04-18
- date of death
- 1997-12-27
- birth name
- Buxton Daeblitz Orr
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