Trevor Duncan

Trevor Duncan has achieved major recognition in two specialized musical fields: in England, as a composer of light music, he has had few peers since the 1950s, and as a film composer, despite the fact that his work has been limited to a relative handful of features, some of his music is known internationally. Born Leonard Charles Trebilco in London in 1924, he showed a special aptitude for music as a boy, but avoided formal music training almost entirely. He took courses in violin, harmony, and counterpoint, but found his true education in the act of playing music and writing ...