More recent Lancashire-born composers include Hugh Wood (1932- Parbold), Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-, Salford), Sir Harrison Birtwistle (1934-, Accrington), Gordon Crosse (1937-, Bury),John McCabe (1939-2015, Huyton), Roger Smalley (1943-2015, Swinton), Nigel Osborne (1948-, Manchester), Steve Martland (1954-2013, Liverpool), Simon Holt (1958-, Bolton) and Philip Cashian (1963-, Manchester). The Royal Manchester College of Music was founded in 1893 to provide a northern counterpart to the London musical colleges. It merged with the Northern College of Music (formed in 1920) to form the Royal Northern College of Music in 1972. COUNT 5
QSN1 In what year was Hugh Wood born? ANS1 1932 QSN2 Where was Sir Peter Maxwell Davies born? ANS2 Salford QSN3 When was the Royal Manchester College of Music founded? ANS3 1893 QSN4 When was the Royal Northern College of Music formed? ANS4 1972 QSN5 What did the Royal Manchester College of Music merge with? ANS5 the Northern College of Music