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York Bowen

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Profession
Composer
Died
Nov 23, 1961
Zodiac
Pisces
Born in
England
About
Career spanned the first half of the 20th century, even though his work remained mostly unpublished until after his death. Noted primarily for his piano music written in the Romantic tradition.
Family
His father owned the whiskey distillers Bowen and McKechnie. His mother gave him piano and harmony lessons while he was young. He married Sylvia Dalton in 1912.

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