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Reginald Barrett-Ayres

Short Name: Reginald Barrett-Ayres
Full Name: Barrett-Ayres, Reginald
Birth Year: 1920
Death Year: 1981

Reginald Barrett-Ayres joined the faculty of the Music Department at the University of Aberdeen in 1951 and was head of the department from 1956-1981. He was author of Joseph Haydn and the String Quartet (London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1974). He also wrote a large range of compositions including operas, choral works, as well as hymns.

Dianne Shapiro, from "Papers of Reginald Barrett-Ayres" University of Aberdeen Special Collections, accessed 11/4/2017 (https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/b7327022-1785-3607-a0be-a7ec0d8cba76)


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by Reginald Barrett-Ayres (3)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
ABEL (Barrett-Ayres)Reginald Barrett-Ayres (b. 1920) (Composer)215112 31751 17
AYRESReginald Barrett-Ayres (Composer)135251 21762 51765
TORPHINSReginald Barrett-Ayres (b. 1920) (Composer)155117 33332 556

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