How to Be a Composer
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How to Be a Composer is a British
television documentary first shown on BBC Four
in July 2009.
), was based around the former New Musical Express journalist Paul Morley
learning how to create a piece of classical music. The films observe Morley spending a year at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music
in London
. Even though Morley begins neither knowing how to read music nor how to play a musical instrument, by the end of the year, with the help of his tutor Christopher Austin
and the students at the Academy, we see the performance of his String Quartet.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television documentary first shown on BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
in July 2009.
Background
The show (2 x 1 hr, made by Diverse Production and directed by Paul YulePaul Yule
Paul Harris Yule is a photographer and film maker.Born in South Africa his family emigrated to England when he was 8 years old. After studying at Aldenham School and Oxford University he became an acclaimed photojournalist and documentary film maker, founding Berwick Universal Pictures in London in...
), was based around the former New Musical Express journalist Paul Morley
Paul Morley
Paul Morley is an English journalist, who wrote for the New Musical Express from 1977 to 1983, during one of its most successful periods, and has since written for a wide range of publications...
learning how to create a piece of classical music. The films observe Morley spending a year at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Even though Morley begins neither knowing how to read music nor how to play a musical instrument, by the end of the year, with the help of his tutor Christopher Austin
Christopher Austin
Christopher Austin is a British conductor, and an arranger and orchestrator of film and television scores.Austin originally intended to become a composer...
and the students at the Academy, we see the performance of his String Quartet.