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'''Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson''' (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer, as well as a long-serving [[BBC]] producer and broadcaster.

He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music (particularly those in the key classical forms: 11 [[symphony|symphonies]] and 15 [[string quartet]]s), and for his writings on the music of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], [[Anton Bruckner|Bruckner]], [[Carl Nielsen|Nielsen]] and [[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius]]. He studied composition under [[Herbert Howells]]. Remarkably for a living contemporary composer, a '''Robert Simpson Society''' was formed in 1980 by individuals concerned that Simpson's music had been unfairly neglected. The society aims to bring Simpson's music to a wider public by sponsoring recordings and live performances of his work, by issuing a journal and other publications, and by maintaining an archive of material relating to the composer. In 2021, he was featured as ''[[Composer of the Week]]'' on BBC Radio 3.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Robert Simpson (1921-97)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09kfv0b|access-date=2021-06-05|website=BBC|date=4 June 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref>