Editing Eric Fenby (section)

{{Short description|British composer (1906–1997)}}
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[[File:Fenby-menuhin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fenby (left) and [[Yehudi Menuhin]] (who shared a birthday, 22 April) study a [[Frederick Delius|Delius]] score]]

'''Eric William Fenby''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (22 April 1906{{spaced ndash}}18 February 1997) was an English composer, conductor, pianist, organist and teacher who is best known for being [[Frederick Delius]]'s [[amanuensis]] from 1928 to 1934. He helped Delius realise a number of works that would not otherwise have been forthcoming.

Fenby was born in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire]], and as a youth took lessons in the piano, organ and cello. At the age of 12 he was appointed organist at Holy Trinity Church. As a composer he was largely self-taught. By 1925 he had conducted a work for string orchestra at the [[The Spa, Scarborough|Spa Grand Hall]] in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] and had written some minor pieces.