Posted on 06/12/2015 1:44:54 PM PDT by EveningStar
Born in Lancashire in 1924, Ernest Tomlinson wrote light orchestral pieces which became a well-loved fixture on radio, television and stage in the decades following World War II. He had his first piece broadcast in 1949 and six years later, he formed the Ernest Tomlinson Light Orchestra.
Tomlinson produced a wide range of works – including overtures, suites, rhapsodies and miniatures. His Little Serenade and Suite of English Folk Dances - particularly the movement titled Dick's Maggot - are regularly played on Classic FM. In the 1960s he composed a number of pieces for the test card, including Stately Occasion and Capability Brown .
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Charming pieces.
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