Elias, Brian (David)

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Elias, Brian (David) (b Bombay, India, 1948). Eng. composer. Works incl. La Chevelure, sop., chamber ens. (1967); ELM, sop., ten., pf. (1969); 5 Pieces for Right Hand, pf. (1969); Piece, vc. (1970); Peroration, solo sop. (1973); Proverbs of Hell, unacc. ch. (1975); Tzigane, vn. (1978); Somnia, ten., orch. (1979); At the Edge of Time, ten., pf. (1982); vn. conc. (1984); L'Eylah (1984); Geranos, chamber ens. (1985); 5 Songs to Poems by Irina Ratushinskaya, mez., orch. (1989).