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Joachim Raff
Profile by David Wright for MusicWeb(UK) discusses his place among his contemporaries, noting how his allegiance to older forms and dislike of the newer German music at times kept him out of the musical mainstream.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/July02/Raff_profile.htm
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Ottorino Respighi
Official site of the Respighi Society, hosted by Music Web. Biographical details, interview with his widow, reminiscences, recommended recordings, details of selected works, membership information, and links.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/respighi/
Top/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/R/Respighi,_Ottorino

Albert Roussel
Extensive biography and study of his music by David C. F. Wright from MusicWeb(UK). Special focus on the construction and style of his Symphony no. 4 in A, Op. 53.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Sept02/Roussel.htm
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Rubbra, Edmund
(1901-1986)Includes an essay by Francis Routh on the composer's life and music, and a discography, from Classical Music on the Web.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/rubbra/
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Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen
Book review by Robert Hugill from the January 2004 MusicWeb(UK). Includes biographical information and background material.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2004/Jan04/Sirmen_book.htm
Top/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/S/Sirmen,_Maddalena_Laura_Lombardini

Fernando Sor
Biography written to parallel a musical composition leads the reader through his life and works. Includes links.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/sor/
Top/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/S/Sor,_José_Fernando_Macarurio

Ambroise Thomas - Mignon
Review of live recording November 1996, Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, from Accord (206552) [2 CDs: 76' 46", 75' 48"].
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Aug02/Thomas_MignonDeneve.htm
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Sir Michael Tippett (1905 - 1998)
An essay written by David Wright (originally in 1976) examines his personality and political leanings, showing how he could make polar changes in brief periods of time.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/tippett/index.htm
Top/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/T/Tippett,_Michael_Kent,_Sir

The Music of the Late Harold Truscott: An Excavation Report
Guy Rickards examines the composer's corpus and reports in detail for Classical Music on the Web. Commentary is offered on his writings and on each genre for which he wrote.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Truscott/
Top/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/T/Truscott,_Harold

Gerard Victory (1921-1995)
David C. F. Wright essay for Music on the Web (UK) provides an extended biography and analysis of the composer's compositional style and substance by someone who knew him personally.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/victory/
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