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White trained and taught at the London Royal College Of Music . He is a skilled pianist and Tuba player, and has written extensively for both instruments. In the 1960s and 1970s he was closely associated with, and influenced by, English experimental composers such as Cornelius Cardew , Howard Skempton and Gavin Bryars . As at April 2006, White has written 152 Piano Sonata s, 21 Symphonies , 30 Ballet s, and much incidental music for the stage, all in a highly eclectic style (or, more accurately, range of styles). His stage music includes commisions by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre . Amongst those influencing his music he acknowledges Erik Satie , Charles Valentin Alkan , Szymanowski , Busoni and Medtner . His ongoing projects include musical settings of friends' addresses 'which will continue until either incapacity or death brings about its abandonment', according to John Tilbury . |
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