Francis Burt (28 April 1926 – 3 October 2012) was a British composer and academic teacher[1] who spent most of his life in Austria.
He was professor of composition at the Musikhochschule Wien, and organised the 1 Long Night of New Sounds concert series at the Vienna Konzerthaus.
Born in London, Burt attended St Edward's School in Oxford in 1944 and 1945 as part of an officer's training.
[1][3] The ballet was premiered at the Landestheater Hannover on 31 January 1965, choreographed by Yvonne Georgi and conducted by Günther Wich.
[8] In a 1976 song cycle with orchestra, Unter der blanken Hacke des Monds after poetry by Peter Huchel, Burt began to compose layers of sounds rather than rhythmic structures.