Roy Douglas

Richard Roy Douglas (12 December 1907 – 23 March 2015) was an English composer, pianist and arranger. He worked as musical assistant to Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, and Richard Addinsell, made well-known orchestrations of works such as Les Sylphides (based on piano pieces by Chopin) and Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto, and wrote a quantity of original music.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1907 (Royal Tunbridge Wells), Died March 23, 2015 (Royal Tunbridge Wells)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 2EA5648 12-in. 7/9/1937 Nights at the ballet, part 3, no. 2 Walter Goehr 2 pianos and violin (Stravinsky); Orchestra (de Falla) instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Douglas, Roy," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362805.

Douglas, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362805.

"Douglas, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362805

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