Howard Ferguson (composer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Howard Ferguson (composer)

British composer and musicologist

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1908

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1999

Profession: writer, composer, pianist, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Howard Ferguson (21 October 1908 – 31 October 1999) was a British composer and musicologist.
He composed instrumental, chamber, orchestral and choral works.
While his music is not widely known today, his Piano Sonata in F minor, Op.
8 and his Five Bagatelles, Op.
9, for piano are still performed.
His works represent some of the most important 20th-century music to emerge from Northern Ireland.