Alan Ridout
| Birth Year: | 1934 |
| Death Year: | 1996 |
| Notes: | British composer and teacher. He had four years of study at the Royal College of Music, London with Herbert Howells and Gordon Jacob. He was later taught by Michael Tippett and Peter Fricker and Henk Badings. By the time he was 12, he had composed 100 works. His entire life was devoted to composition and to the teaching and encouragement of other musicians. |