William G. Whittaker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William G. Whittaker

English-Scottish composer, pedagogue, conductor, musicologist, Bach scholar, publisher and writer

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1876

Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1944

Profession: composer, conductor, musicologist, music journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Gillies Whittaker (Newcastle upon Tyne, July 23, 1876 – Orkney Islands, July 5, 1944) was an English composer, pedagogue, conductor, musicologist, Bach scholar, publisher and writer.
He spent his life promoting music.
The University of Durham, where he once studied and taught, called him one of "Britain's most influential musicians during the first half of the twentieth century".
An autodidact, he was a prodigious creator of Gebrauchsmusik.