Though best known for his Horrortorio pastiche and the “pop cantata” Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo, Joseph Horovitz, who has died aged 95, was a master craftsman in a range of music genres, extending from chamber and orchestral through brass band and wind to opera and ballet. He also wrote at least 70 television and film scores over the course of his career, including that for Rumpole of the Bailey.
Many of his more serious works displayed a popular touch, too, but he consistently succeeded in writing music that was gratifyingly accessible without superficiality or sentimentality.
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