Frederic Bayco (1913-1970)

[Peter1953]

A few days ago I heard on the radio a most charming short piece of orchestral music which I had never heard before. A lovely piece which must be rather familiar to UK members. It was Elizabethan Masque by Frederic Bayco. It reminds me a bit of Greensleeves. Light classical easy-listening music, nothing exciting, but when I am in the right mood I can listen to this kind of music for hours.
For an audio excerpt, listen to disk 4, number 13

Who was this composer Bayco? Is he now completely forgotten, maybe except for this Elisabethan Masque? Did he write more of this music? And if so, is it available?

Wikipedia gives some information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Bayco