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Edgar Bainton

Edgar Bainton

1880–1956

Nationality
United Kingdom
Occupation
conductor

Edgar Leslie Bainton (14 February 1880 – 8 December 1956) was a British-born, latterly Australian-resident composer.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Ruhleben internment camp
    Dates unknown

Biography

Edgar Leslie Bainton (14 February 1880 – 8 December 1956) was a British-born, latterly Australian-resident composer. He is remembered today mainly for his liturgical anthem And I saw a new heaven, a popular work in the repertoire of Anglican church music, but during recent years Bainton's other musical works, neglected for decades, have been increasingly available in commercial recordings.

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