1. William Busch was a British composer and musician.
10 Facts About William Busch
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William Busch worked as a concert pianist before devoting himself more to music composition.
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William Busch's parents were originally from Germany, and later went through the naturalization process to become citizens of the United Kingdom.
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William Busch learned musical composition under English composer John Ireland and Dutch composer Bernard van Dieren.
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William Busch traveled and performed as a concert pianist in South Africa and the United States.
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William Busch switched from performing regularly, to composition mainly, because of his affliction with stage fright.
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William Busch composed a piano concerto for the BBC Contemporary Music concert which he himself performed in 1938, and wrote a piano quartet in 1939.
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Between 1938 and 1939, William Busch corresponded regularly with his composer colleague, Gerald Finzi.
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Busch's pacifism during World War II left himself and fellow composer William Wordsworth given less reception during this time period.
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In 2010, William Busch's work was highlighted at the Fourth Triennial Weekend of English Song, Ludlow, Shropshire, where the artistic director of the program called him an "unsung" composer and classed his compositions amongst the works of Muriel Herbert and Martin Shaw.