Matyas Seiber was a Hungarian-British composer born in Budapest, Hungary in the year 1905. Given his family background in music, it is no surprise that at the young age of ten, he began to learn cello and was a student at Budapest Academy of Music. There, he pursued studies of cello and composition. Upon completion of his studies in 1924, he took a teaching job in Frankfurt, Germany. He introduced a first-time course on jazz theory. In 1927, however, Seiber joined an orchestra aboard a ship, and traveled with it for one year. His position in the orchestra was cellist. In 1928, he returned to Frankfurt, where he taught at Hoch Conservatory. He remained in Frankfurt until the fall of 1933, after which he was forced to leave the country due to increased Nazi influence.…show more content… Additionally, he became a music advisor for a publishing company, and composer for over twenty-five films. Of these films, perhaps one of, if not the most famous film he composed music for was George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” in 1955. This film was in fact “England's first feature-length animated movie.” (Root) In the year 1942, Seiber took up a position at Morley College. He spent fifteen years at this institution. During this time, Seiber wrote his piece “Ulysses” which was first displayed at Morley College by its choir. He became a highly demanded composition teacher and educated an entire generation of English music composers. Additionally, Seiber affiliated with Society for the Promotion of New Music, as he became involved with its establishment. He left Morley College in 1957. Seiber traveled to South Africa in 1960, having been invited by multiple universities to speak. However, while on his way to visit Kruger National Park, he died in a car accident. (Royal Opera
