Sam Fonteyn

Samuel Soden (20 May 1925 – 29 August 1991), known as Sam Fonteyn, was an English composer and pianist, whose most significant output was for the Boosey & Hawkes Music Library, for which he composed and recorded many works. Most are short character pieces for the piano with colourful titles indicating the images the pieces are meant to conjure. Others are bright orchestral pieces. Fonteyn's work has been heard on television since he recorded for Boosey & Hawkes in the 1970s. Read more on Last.fm

Sam Fonteyn was featured in the movie Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.

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