Don Banks

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Don Banks was an Australian composer and jazz musician known for his modernist concert works and numerous film and television scores.

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Don Banks canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
film score composer
jazz musician
person
television score composer
activeYearsEnd 1980
activeYearsStart 1940s
awardReceived Member of the Order of the British Empire
composedFor chamber ensemble
film
orchestra
solo instruments
television
dateOfBirth 1923-12-25
dateOfDeath 1980-09-05
field concert music
film music
television music
genre jazz
modernist music
hasName Don Banks
influencedBy European modernism
linked to: Modernism

jazz
serialism
knownFor film scores
modernist concert works
television scores
languageOfExpression English
nationality Australian
notableWork Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Horn Concerto
Meeting Place
Nexus
Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano
occupation composer
jazz musician
music educator
placeOfBirth South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
placeOfDeath Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
sexOrGender male
studiedAt University of Melbourne
studiedWith Luigi Dallapiccola
Milton Babbitt
Mátyás Seiber
wasChairOf Music Board of the Australia Council
workedIn London
linked to: London, England

Sydney

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Arthur Benjamin taught Don Banks
The Mummy’s Shroud musicBy Don Banks
Mátyás Seiber taught Don Banks
subject linked to: Matyas Seiber
Die, Monster, Die! musicBy Don Banks
Don Banks hasName Don Banks