Alan Rawsthorne

Alan Rawsthorne was an English composer born in Liverpool in 1905 who began his career in the interwar period and worked primarily in classical music, composing orchestral, chamber and film music. His musical style is characterised by clear textures, economical development and chromatic yet tonal harmonies, and over his career he moved between concert works and film scores in ways that reflect developments in mid‑20th‑century British classical music.