Robert Saxton (1953) — Auction price
Lot 150 Robert Saxton (b.1953)
Robert Saxton (1953) 
The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schøyen Collection 
Robert Saxton
08.10.1953
Robert Saxton, full name Robert Louis Alfred Saxton, is a British composer.
Born into a family of Jewish immigrants, Robert began composing music at the age of six and studied at Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Saxton has worked as Professor of Composition at Oxford University and as a Research Fellow in Music at Worcester College. Since 2013 he has been Composer of the Purcell School for Young Musicians Association and has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy.
Robert Saxton works in a wide variety of genres. His recent works include the opera The Wandering Jew, song cycles, orchestral symphonic compositions and works for strings and piano.
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The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schøyen Collection
Date: 08.11.2023 11:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 160