South African-born composer Christian Victor Hely-Hutchinson (1901-1947), after conquering his childhood temper, became an outstanding pianist as well as accompanist, orchestrator, academic, reviewer, administrator, and conductor. Despite his early death, due to pneumonia, he left behind over 150 works. He spent his later years busy with many projects, including the directorship of music for the BBC.
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- Victor Hely-Hutchinson Brief filmography from the Internet Movie Database.
- Hely-Hutchinson, Victor Detailed biography, bibliography, works list, and publisher information from MusicWeb UK.
- Christian Victor Hely-Hutchinson Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with lyrics for selected works.