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Apr 12, 2012 · Maurice Murphy, 75, was being treated for a liver complaint at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, when a tube was fed through his nose into his right lung rather than his stomach, causing fatal...
Apr 10, 2023 · For a musician who gave the film world “the voice of a hero”, Maurice Murphy was a man who had little time for those who did not appreciate the everyday working requirements of being a professional orchestral player. His dislike of pretentiousness was legendary, his resultant wit, caustic and biting.
May 25, 2017 · How is this for a first day on the job: Maurice Murphy, the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)'s late principal trumpet player, spent his very first day with the orchestra recording Star Wars'...
Maurice Murphy may refer to: Maurice Murphy (musician) (1935–2010), British musician, principal trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra; Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (1927–2002), New Hampshire Attorney General and United States Senator; Maurice Murphy (director) (born 1939), Australian film and television director, producer, writer and actor
Nov 12, 2010 · For it was Murphy, a self-taught trumpet virtuoso, who played the opening fanfare of the Star Wars theme, soaring to a high B Flat; and it was his stirring playing that provided the main...
Maurice Murphy was a renowned British trumpet player who played in the London Symphony Orchestra and many film soundtracks. He was known for his distinctive sound and his high C in Star Wars, which composer John Williams praised as "the voice of a hero".
Real Name: Maurice Harrison Murphy. Profile: Born: 7th August 1935, Hammersmith, London, England. Died: 28th October 2010. World renowned classical trumpet player. He served as Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra for 30 years (9 February 1977-2007), retiring on 3 June 2007.
