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Reg Tilsley
Reginald Longueville Tilsley (16 August 192615 October 1987) was a British composer, arranger, and conductor born at Croydon. He was a prolific composer of library music, whose work has been featured in various films and television programmes. Life Tilsley the son of composer Harry Tilsley, co-writer of "Lady of Spain". He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey before attending the London College of Music. He later studied conducting in Stuttgart under Polish composer Jerzy Gert. After serving in the Second World War, he joined the Leslie Douglas Orchestra as pianist-arranger before forming his own orchestral group. In later years he moved to Westport, County Mayo, Ireland where he lived with his wife Maisie. He was also a regular conductor with the RTE Concert Orchestra. Career Tilsley principally composed production music for the library of De Wolfe Music. Many of his titles were used as themes in television programmes from the 1970s onwards. De Wolfe also licensed albums o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping district and night-time economy. The entire town had a population of 192,064 as of 2011, whilst the wider borough had a population of 384,837. Historically an ancient parish in the Wallington hundred of Surrey, at the time of the Norman conquest of England Croydon had a church, a mill, and around 365 inhabitants, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Croydon expanded in the Middle Ages as a market town and a centre for charcoal production, leather tanning and brewing. The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was an early public railway. Later 19th century railway building facilitated Croydon's growth as a commuter town for London. By the early 20th century, Croydon was an important industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
