Henry Balfour Gardiner

Henry Balfour Gardiner was an English composer and teacher, born in 1877 and active in the early 20th century, working chiefly in orchestral and chamber forms associated with the English pastoral tradition. His music draws on late-Romantic harmonies and folk-influenced melodies typical of the pastoral movement, and he participated in early 20th-century British musical life through teaching and organisational activity.