Light music
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
Related e |
Featured: |
Light music is a generic term applied to a mainly British musical style of "light" orchestral music, which began post-World War I 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.
[edit]
Notable composers
- Ronald Binge
- Eric Coates
- Frederic Curzon
- Trevor Duncan
- Robert Farnon
- Albert Ketèlbey
- Billy Mayerl
- Mantovani
- Angela Morley
- Ernest Tomlinson
- Sidney Torch
- Edward White
- Charles Williams
- Haydn Wood
For a more expansive list, see Category:Light music composers.
[edit]
See also
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Light music" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.