John Addison

While by far best-known as a film and television composer, winning both Oscars and Emmy Awards, John Addison was also a prolific composer for woodwinds, where he displayed the same gift for lyricism and atmosphere. His early musical studies were at the Royal College of Music, though interrupted by six years of military service. His teachers included Gordon Jacob, Leon Goossens, and Frederick Thurston. He graduated in 1948, also winning the Sullivan Prize. He first began writing for stage productions, becoming resident composer at the Royal Court Theater in London, and then wa...