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Light Music is a generic term applied to a mainly British musical style of 'light' orchestral music, which began post-World War One and had its heyday during the mid-20th Century, although arguably lasts to the present day. The style is also known as mood music or concert music. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
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Origins
 Scarborough, where a traditional seaside orchestra still exists The genre has its origins in the seaside orchestras that flourished in Britain during the 19th and early 20th Century. These played a wide repetoire of music, from classical music to arrangements of popular songs and ballads of the time. From this tradition came many specially written shorter orchestral pieces designed to appeal to a wider audience. Notably, even serious composers such as Sir Edward Elgar wrote a number of popular works in this medium. The South Bay at Scarborough, England. ...
The South Bay at Scarborough, England. ...
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Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...
Popular music, sometimes abbreviated pop music, is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are broadly popular. ...
A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. ...
Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, Bt OM GCVO (June 2, 1857 – February 23, 1934) was a British composer, born in the small Worcestershire village of Broadheath to William Elgar, a piano tuner and music dealer, and his wife Ann. ...
However, it was in the 1930s, with the introduction of radio broadcasting by the BBC that the style found an ideal outlet, particularly after the BBC Light Programme was launched in 1945, and featured programmes such as Friday Night is Music Night and Music While You Work. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...
The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
Friday Night is Music Night is a long running live BBC radio programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra, broadcast most Fridays on BBC Radio 2 at 7. ...
Style The notable light composer, Ernest Tomlinson has been quoted as saying that the main distinction of light music is its emphasis on melody. This is certainly a major feature of the genre, although the creation of distinctive musical textures in scoring is another aim, as can be seen with Ronald Binge's "cascading string" effect or the close harmony of Robert Farnon. Also, the pieces are usually written to represent a mood or object, for example Farnon's Portrait of a Flirt, and often feature musical jokes at the expensive of more "serious" works. The genre's other popular title "mood music" is a reference to pieces such as Charles Williams' A Quiet Stroll, which is written at an andante pace and has a jaunty, cheery feel. Music is often written as individual pieces, or as part of a suite. Ronald Binge (1910 - 1979) was a British composer of light music. His best known compositions are probably Elizabethan Serenade and Sailing By - the latter notably from its use as the music which to this day is played at 0045 each morning, before the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4. ...
Robert Farnon album Robert Joseph Farnon (July 24, 1917 – April 22, 2005) was a Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. ...
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The music is often linked to the easy listening and library music genres, as in the 1950s and 60s many light composers wrote royalty-free music for use in film and television, for example Trevor Duncan's March from a Little Suite being used as the theme to Dr. Finlay's Casebook in the 1960s. Easy listening music is a style of popular music which emerged in the mid-20th century. ...
Library music is created for use in media productions, generally TV, film, advertising, radio and new media. ...
Trevor Duncan (27th February 1924 - 17 December 2005) was an English composer, particularly noted for his light music compositions. ...
Notable Composers For a more expansive list, see Category:Light Music Composers Haydn Wood File links The following pages link to this file: Haydn Wood ...
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Ronald Binge (1910 - 1979) was a British composer of light music. His best known compositions are probably Elizabethan Serenade and Sailing By - the latter notably from its use as the music which to this day is played at 0045 each morning, before the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4. ...
Eric Coates (August 27, 1886 – December 21, 1957) was an English composer of light music and a viola player. ...
Trevor Duncan (27th February 1924 - 17 December 2005) was an English composer, particularly noted for his light music compositions. ...
Robert Farnon album Robert Joseph Farnon (July 24, 1917 – April 22, 2005) was a Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. ...
Angela Morley (born March 10, 1924) is a composer and conductor who wrote the theme tune and incidental music for Hancocks Half Hour and also wrote and conducted music for The Goon Show. ...
Haydn Wood Haydn Wood (1882 - 1959) was a 20th century English composer and a respected violinist. ...
External links - Brian Kay's Light Programme website
- The Robert Farnon Society
- Scarborough Spa Orchestra
References - Lyndon Jenkin's CD notes to "British Light Music" (EMI)
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