Martin Ellerby (1957,

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, England) is an English

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. He was educated at the

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, where he was taught by

Joseph Horovitz Joseph Horovitz (26 May 1926 – 9 February 2022) was an Austrian-born British composer and conductor best known for his 1970 pop cantata '' Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo'', which achieved widespread popularity in schools. Horovitz also com ...

. His catalogue features works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, brass band, ballet and various instrumental ensembles. Performances include the

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Proms, the

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and many international festivals. Among his students was Daniel Giorgetti. Ellerby's 2007 piece ''Elgar Variations'', honoring British composer Sir

Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

, was used as the test piece for the Championship section of the 2013 North American Brass Band Association competition.

Works

*''Paris Sketches'' (1994) for wiestra *''Elgar Variations'' (2007) for

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*''Sinfonia Aqua'' (2015) for woodwind orchestra *''Terra Australis'' (2005) for

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