Born in Birmingham, Blunt studied composition and clarinet at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, graduating in 1970.
In 1990 he and his wife Maureen moved to Dumfriesshire where he focused on composing full time.
His influences range from Scarlatti to Scriabin and Tippett, but he also developed his own distinct harmonic language, based on an ascending series of pitches.
No 2 started life in 1991 as the Octet The Throstle-Nest in Spring, was refashioned as a symphony for a modest sized orchestra in 2002, and was further revised in 2016.
2, Piano Concerto, Bassoon Concertino (2016) and Aspects of Saturn (1989, revised 2016) for string orchestra (Divine Art, 2018).