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Herbert Howells

Leonard Boden1974

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Music
London, United Kingdom

Herbert Howells (1892–1983) entered the Royal College of Music in 1912 on an open scholarship to study composition with Stanford, where he was considered outstanding, even in a class that included Arthur Bliss, Arthur Benjamin and Ivor Gurney. He later returned as a professor, teaching composition and harmony from 1920–1978.

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  • Title: Herbert Howells
  • Creator: Leonard Boden
  • Date Created: 1974
  • Provenance: Commissioned by Peter Morrison, 1974.
  • Type: Painting
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
Royal College of Music

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