Anthony Burgess

Anthony Burgess was an English writer and composer known for his 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange. His style as a composer is often described as angular, dissonant, and reminiscent of Paul Hindemith and Gustav Holst. He was born in Manchester in 1917, and his parents were successful shopkeepers that specialized in alcohol and tobacco products. Additionally, his father also played the piano in pubs and for silent films, and his mother was a singer and theater actress. After his mother and older sister passed away from respiratory illnesses in 1918, Burgess was sent to live with hi...