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About John Exton (composer)
- John Albert Exton (28 March 1933 – 13 September 2009) was a British composer of classical music.John Exton was born in Wolverton, and started to play the violin at the age of 11.
- In 1950 he became leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.
- He started to read music at the King's College in Cambridge.
- In 1956 he won the Mendelssohn Scholarship and studied with Luigi Dallapiccola in Florence for a year.
- After that he continued his studies in Cambridge with Robin Orr and Matyas Seiber.
- He became Doctor in Music in 1963 and in the same year the director of music at Bedales School. In 1966 John Exton followed an appointment as a senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia in Perth.
- He taught composition there until his retirement.
- Notable students of John Exton include Carl Vine, Jennifer Fowler, Ross Bolleter or Stephen Benfall.
- He died in Perth, aged 76.
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