Vernon Elliott
Vernon Pelling Elliott(27 July 1912 – 12 October 1996) was a Britishbassoonist,conductor and composer.
Born into a musical family in 1912, Elliott took up the bassoon at a very early age. From then on he had an eventful, busy and very musical life, one which saw him as a founder member of thePhilharmonia Orchestra,a regular player at theRoyal Opera House,a much-valued member ofBenjamin Britten'sEnglish Opera Group orchestra, a conductor of theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra,longtime professor atTrinity College of Music,London and occasional writer.
In 1959 he was asked to helpOliver Postgateby writing a bassoon theme forIvor the Engine.He went on to compose the highly evocative music to theSmallfilmsproductions ofNoggin the Nog,The Seal of Neptune,Pogles' Wood,PingwingsandClangers.A compilation album of his work forClangerswas released in 2001 and an album of his music forIvor the EngineandPogles' Woodfollowed in 2007.[1][2]
Elliott was a keen sailor, skier and bee-keeper.
References
[edit]- ^"Ivor The Engine And Pogles Wood".www.trunkrecords.com.Archived fromthe originalon 15 October 2007.
- ^"Ivor The Engine & Pogles Wood OST".Forced Exposure.Retrieved10 April2019.
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