PETER WARLOCK

(Philip Arnold Heseltine)


Peter Warlock
Peter Warlock
  • Born: October 30, 1894
  • Died: December 17, 1930
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Composer Music Critic

Philip Arnold Heseltine, known by the pseudonym Peter Warlock, was a British composer and music critic. The Warlock name, which reflects Heseltine's interest in occult practices, was used for all his published musical works. He is best known as a composer of songs and other vocal music; he also achieved notoriety in his lifetime through his unconventional and often scandalous lifestyle.