1. Tristram Cary was active as a teacher and music critic.
12 Facts About Tristram Cary
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Tristram Cary was the third son and child of a pianist and the Ulster-born novelist Joyce Cary, author of Mister Johnson.
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Tristram Cary studied arts at the University of Oxford and went on to study composition, conducting, piano, viola and horn at Trinity College London.
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Tristram Cary is particularly well known for his film and television music.
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Tristram Cary wrote music for the science fiction television series Doctor Who, as well as the score for the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers.
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Tristram Cary composed the score for the ABC TV animated version of A Christmas Carol.
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Tristram Cary was one of the first British composers to work in musique concrete.
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Tristram Cary built another at his home in Fressingfield, Suffolk which he transported to Australia when he emigrated there, and incorporated it into the University of Adelaide where he worked as a lecturer until 1986.
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Tristram Cary provided the visual design for the EMS VCS3 synthesizer.
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Tristram Cary died in Adelaide, South Australia, on 24 April 2008, aged 82.
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Tristram Cary was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1991 in recognition of service to music.
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Tristram Cary received the 2005 lifetime achievement award from the Adelaide Critics' Circle for his contribution to music in England and Australia.