Directed by Paul Yule Narrated by Poppy Edwards Original language(s) English First episode date 18 July 2009 Number of episodes 2 Genre Music Number of series 1 | Starring Paul Morley Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 1 Final episode date 19 July 2009 Producer Paul Yule Language English | |
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How to Be a Composer is a British television documentary first shown on BBC Four in July 2009.
Background
The show (2 x 1 hr, made by Diverse Production, produced and directed by Paul Yule), was based around the former New Musical Express journalist Paul Morley learning how to create a piece of classical music. The films observe Morley spending a year at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London. Even though Morley begins neither knowing how to read music nor how to play a musical instrument, by the end of the year, with the help of his tutor Christopher Austin and the students at the Academy, we see the performance of his String Quartet.
References
How to Be a Composer Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA