Person

Sam Fonteyn

Samuel Soden (20 May 1925 – 29 August 1991), known as Sam Fonteyn, was an English composer and pianist, whose most significant output was for the Boosey & Hawkes Music Library, for which he composed and recorded many works.

Most are short character pieces for the piano with colourful titles indicating the images the pieces are meant to conjure. Others are bright orchestral pieces. Fonteyn's w…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
May 20th, 1925
Died
August 29th, 1991
Genres
Labels
Columbia Records
Bruton Music
Vocalion
Last updated: March 6th, 2019

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