Alan (Dudley) Bush

Composer and pianist, born in London, UK. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music (1918–22), where he was a notable composition teacher (1925–78), and also at Berlin University (1929–31). In 1924 he became active in the British working-class movement and founded the Workers' Music Association (1936), becoming its president in 1941. His works include four operas, four symphonies, concertos for violin and piano, choral works, chamber works, and songs.

Alan Bush (December 22, 1900 – October 31, 1995) was a British composer and pianist.

Bush was born in London first attending Highgate School and then the Royal Academy of Music.

He was known as an outspoken advocate of Marxism, holding posts as conductor of the London Labour Choral Union and, from 1936, chairman of the Workers' Music Association. This influence can also be seen in many of his works, including the operas Wat Tyler (1948-50) and Men of Blackmoor (1954-55), and his piano concerto which has a communist text declaimed by a male chorus in the last movement.

Other works include four symphonies: No.1 in C;