Elisabeth Lutyens was deeply involved in the Theosophical Movement through her mother, Lady Emily, and traveled with its spiritual leader Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Composer Biography
Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-83) was the daughter of renowned architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and aristocratic Lady Emily, née Bulwer-Lytton.
Instruments
The organ of St Albans Cathedral, built by Harrison & Harrison in 1962, was the first English cathedral instrument to be constructed on Neo-Classical principles.
Composition History
Elisabeth Lutyens' idea for a series of concerts of new works led to the Macnaghten-Lemare concerts (1931-37), which provided a platform for emerging composers like Britten and Tippett.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elisabeth Lutyens developed a personal style of serialism, a compositional technique, by 1939, unaware of similar trends on the continent.
Composer Biography
Elisabeth Lutyens began writing numerous film and television scores from the late 1940s, after an introduction to music director Muir Mathieson by William Walton.
Composer Biography
Elisabeth Lutyens disliked being called a 'woman composer' and was wary of accepting patronage due to her parents' connections.
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