Lyell Cresswell | |
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.jpg) Cresswell in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lyell Richard Cresswell |
| Born | 13 October 1944 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 19 March 2022 (aged 77) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Relatives | Max Cresswell (brother) |
Lyell Richard Cresswell (13 October 1944 – 19 March 2022)[1] was a New Zealand composer of contemporary classical music. He was the younger brother of philosopher Max Cresswell. Cresswell studied in Wellington, Toronto, Aberdeen and Utrecht and lived and worked in Edinburgh from 1985 on.[2] Although he lived more than half his life away from New Zealand, he regarded himself as a New Zealander.[2]
Cresswell died from liver cancer, complicated by COVID-19.[3]
- ^ "Highly-regarded composer Lyell Cresswell dead at age 77". RNZ. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b Kerr, Elizabeth (8 April 2022). "Obituary: Lyell Cresswell, composer who always aimed to strike a chord". Stuff. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Obituaries: Lyell Cresswell, New Zealand-born composer who made home in Scotland".