Richard Harvey (born September 25, 1953) is a British musician and composer. He is best known for his film and television soundtracks. He is perhaps also well known for his Guitar concerto "Concerto Antico" which was composed for the guitarist John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Born in London, Harvey soon became involved in music, learning the recorder when he was four years old and later playing clarinet in the British Youth Sympho...
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Richard Harvey (born September 25, 1953) is a British musician and composer. He is best known for his film and television soundtracks. He is perhaps also well known for his Guitar concerto "Concerto Antico" which was composed for the guitarist John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Born in London, Harvey soon became involved in music, learning the recorder when he was four years old and later playing clarinet in the British Youth Symphony Orchestra. By the time he graduated from London's Royal College of Music in 1972, he was accomplished in the recorder flute, krumhorn, and other medieval and Renaissance-era instruments as well as the mandolin and various keyboards. He could have joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra but instead he chose to work with Musica Reservata, an early music ensemble. Subsequently he met another RCM graduate, Brian Gulland and went on to form the progressive rock and folk band Gryphon. During that period he also worked with other folk rock...
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