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George Lloyd (composer)

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George Lloyd (28 June 1913 - 3 July 1998) was an English composer of late-Romantic classical music. He wrote several operas, including Iernin performed at Penzance (1934), The Serf (1938) performed at Covent Garden, and John Socman (1951) performed at Bristol, all to librettos provided by his father William Lloyd. George Lloyd also composed much other music including 12 symphonies and 4 piano concertos, 2 violin concertos and a cello concerto.