Addinsell, Richard (1904–1977)

English composer. He gained brief fame for his Rakhmaninov pastiche, the Warsaw concerto. He studied law at Hertford College, Oxford, but became interested in theatre music and studied at the Royal College of Music, London. Between 1929 and 1932 he studied abroad, mainly in Berlin and Vienna, and in 1933 he visited the USA and wrote film music in Hollywood.

Works much incidental music for films, theatre (including plays by Clemence Dane) and radio. His greatest success was music for the film Dangerous Moonlight, which included the Warsaw concerto for piano and orchestra. He also composed light music and songs for theatre revues.