John Duncan (1904–1998) was a 20th-century

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History

Duncan was born on 2 January 1904 in

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, England and studied harp under Thomas Archibald Wragg and Charles Collier. He moved to

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in 1927, where in 1930 he formed a group "The Old World Musicians", for whom he composed several works. He died in

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on 9 June 1998.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, John 1904 births 1998 deaths English harpists Canadian harpists Canadian composers Canadian male composers 20th-century British male musicians British emigrants to Canada