Joubert, John, 1927-2019
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Name (Latin)
Joubert, John, 1927-2019
Other forms of name
Joubert, John, 1927-
Date of birth
1927-03-20
Date of death
2019-01-07
Place of birth
Cape Town (South Africa)
Associated country
South Africa
Great Britain
Occupation
College teachers
Music teachers
Composers
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
John Pierre Herman
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Guardian WWW site, viewed Jan. 16, 2019(John Joubert; John Pierre Herman Joubert; b. Mar. 20, 1927, Cape Town; d. Jan. 7, 2019; prolific British-South African composer, best known for his choral works, particularly his carols; in 1950 he graduated with a BMus from Durham University, started lecturing at Hull, and had his First String Quartet published by Novello, which remained his principal publishers; in 1962 he moved to Birmingham University as a senior lecturer, later reader, in music, retiring in 1986 to devote himself to composition)
- His Sonata, for viola and piano, op. 6, 1954.
- New Grove(Joubert, John (Pierre Herman); b. Mar. 20, 1927, Cape Town; British composer of South African origin)