Carl Davis CBE (October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023) was an American-born British conductor and composer. He wrote music for more than 100 television programmes (notably the landmark ITV series World At War (1973) and BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1995), created new scores for concert and cinema performances of vintage silent movies and composed many film, ballet and concert scores that were performed worldwide, including (in collaboration with Paul McCartney) the Liverpool Oratorio in 1991. Davis's publisher was Faber Music. More about Carl Davis
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Carl Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 28, 1936, to Jewish parents, Sara (née Perlmutter) and Isadore Davis. He studied composition with Paul Nordoff and Hugo Kauder, and subsequently with Per Nørgard in Copenhagen. He attended Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. His early work in the US provided valuable conducting experience with organisations such as the New York City Opera and the Robert Shaw Chorale. In 1959, the revue Diversions, of which he was co-author, won an off-Broadway award and subsequently travelled to the Edinburgh Festival in 1961. As a direct result of its success there, Davis was commissioned by Ned Sherrin to compose music for the original British version of That Was the Week That Was. Other radio and TV commissions followed and Davis's UK career was launched.The most expensive item with a signature of Carl Davis (Signed Paul McCartney - Carl Davis - Dame Kiri Kanawa programme. ) was sold in September 2019 for £510.00 while the cheapest item (Personalised Signed Photograph Carl Davis 6x4) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2013. The month with the most items sold (4) was August 2023 with an average selling price of £12.24 for an autographed item of Carl Davis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2019 with £510.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2013. In average, an autographed item from Carl Davis is worth £6.99.
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carl davis - Classics For A Summer Evening 13 track cd, signed autograph booklet | £2.99 | ||
CARL DAVIS - MUSICAL CONDUCTOR & COMPOSER - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £12.50 | ||
CARL DAVIS - Signed Photo 6x4 inch - Composer - Authentic Autograph - UACC RD | £11.99 | ||
Carl Davis Music For Television *SIGNED* by Carl Davis 1978 EMI INS 3021 | £30.00 | ||
Carl Davis vintage signed page The World at War AFTAL#145 | £9.99 | ||
Carl Davis: The Music of Upstairs Downstairs, Series Two Signed CD Soundtrack | £30.00 | ||
Napoleon Soundtrack CD - Carl Davis - Silva Screen - Autographed by Carl Davis | £3.99 | ||
Napoleon Vinyl Album Film Score~Signed By Carl Davis~record ~Excellent | £15.00 | ||
RPLO LIVE - WILLARD WHITE - CONDUCTOR CARL DAVIS SIGNED - FULLY TESTED NR MINT. | £9.99 | ||
The World at War - Original Soundtrack CD signed carl davis - | £6.99 |