My father, Jonathan Lloyd, who has died aged 76, was a leading British composer whose work combined dazzling range with a playful humour. His music – whether written for the Proms, the Southbank Centre or for a village hall – was characterised by a quiet determination to make contemporary music inclusive.
Born in London, to Geoffrey and Nancy Lloyd, Joe (as he was known) went to school locally in Osterley, west London, and then studied composition at the Royal College of Music under John Lambert and Edwin Roxburgh, after early lessons with Emile Spira, a former pupil of Anton Webern.
