Dunhill, Thomas Frederick
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▪ British composer
born Feb. 1, 1877, London, Eng.
died March 13, 1946, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
British composer known for his light operas and songs.
Dunhill studied at the Royal College of Music in London and was assistant music master at Eton College, 1899–1908. His outstanding comic operas were
Tantivy Towers (1931) and
Happy Families (1933). Among his songs, “The Cloths of Heaven” and “The Fiddler of Dooney,” set to poems by W.B. Yeats, were especially popular. He also wrote symphonies, chamber music, and a critical study,
Sullivan's Comic Operas (1928).
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