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The Royal Hunt of the Sun
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Iain Hamilton
Iain Ellis Hamilton (June 6, 1922 Glasgow – July 21, 2000 London) was a Scottish composer.
He was educated in London where he became an apprentice engineer, and remained in that profession for the next seven years. He undertook the study of music in his spare time. After winning a scholarship to...
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- 1968
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- Feb 2, 1977
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Iain Hamilton
Iain Ellis Hamilton (June 6, 1922 Glasgow – July 21, 2000 London) was a Scottish composer.
He was educated in London where he became an apprentice engineer, and remained in that profession for the next seven years. He undertook the study of music in his spare time. After winning a scholarship to...
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer that portrays the destruction of the Inca empire by conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun had its first performances at the Chichester Festival, prior to its London opening at the National Theatre at the Old Vic in July...
