PIZZICATO PLAYTIME SERIES

PIZZICATO PLAYTIME SERIES

It has been said that one of his pieces was used as the signature-tune for the original Maigret series for BBC Television in 1960, although the credit for the theme tune and background music goes to composer Ron Grainer. During World War II, whilst serving overseas as an army captain he composed a prize-winning symphony, but after the war he found himself without work and moved to London where he scraped a living 'song plugging' and arranging for various publishers.ĭuring the 1950’s, Harry Dexter’s his lighter style of composition found favour with tastes in radio and television, particularly the BBC Light Programme. in his earlier days as a struggling Sheffield musician he had to his credit a number of interesting amateur operatic productions. He was a teacher in Sheffield and Leatherhead. His final composition was 'Pizzicato for a Poodle' in 1972.The English composer and music critic, Harry Dexter, obtained a Bachelor of Music degree at Durham University in 1930. In addition to this work, Dexter was music critic for several musical periodicals and in 1956 founded the Light Music Society, where he served as Chairman for several years, with Eric Coates as its first President. He also wrote vocal pieces for schools, ballads for choral ensembles and a number of religious anthems, as well as large quantity of simplified arrangements of famous classical works for use in teaching.

He joined London music publisher Francis, Day and Hunter and later rose to become head of their light orchestral department, where in addition to composing gave advice to other composers in this field lieutenant was during this period he composed numerous short orchestral pieces include 'Frankfurt Polka', 'Bavarian Polka', 'Budgerigar Polka', 'Pas de Trois', 'Pizzicato Playtime', 'Waltz for a Bride', 'September Woods' and his most famous work 'Siciliano' in 1953. lieutenant has been said that one of his pieces was used as the signature-tune for the original Maigret series for British Broadcasting Corporation Television in 1960, although the cr for the theme tune and background music goes to composer Ron Grainer. During the 1950s, his lighter style of composition found favour with tastes in radio and television, particularly the British Broadcasting Corporation Light Programme. He was born in Sheffield and obtained a Bachelor of Music degree at Durham University.ĭuring World World War II, whilst serving overseas as an army captain he composed a prize-winning symphony, but after the war he found himself without work and moved to London where he scraped a living 'song plugging' and arranging for various publishers. Harry Dexter was an English music critic and a composer of light music best known for his 'Siciliano' of 1953. His final composition was 'Pizzicato for a Poodle' in 1972.

Lieutenant was during this period he composed numerous short orchestral pieces include 'Frankfurt Polka', 'Bavarian Polka', 'Budgerigar Polka', 'Pas de Trois', 'Pizzicato Playtime', 'Waltz for a Bride', 'September Woods' and his most famous work 'Siciliano' in 1953. He joined London music publisher Francis, Day and Hunter and later rose to become head of their light orchestral department, where in addition to composing gave advice to other composers in this field During World World War II, whilst serving overseas as an army captain he composed a prize-winning symphony, but after the war he found himself without work and moved to London where he scraped a living 'song plugging' and arranging for various publishers.

Pizzicato playtime