His inappropriate sense of humor was evidenced in a letter he sent to the pianist Harriet Cohen which was adorned with a swastika.  The etchings of Thomas Rowlandson inspired his overture  Portsmouth Point, while the end of his career saw such works as Capriccio burlesco and a Duettino for flute and oboe.  One of his early works is based on the text "Drop, Drop Slow Tears" by Phineas Fletcher.  That work, A Litany, was written when he was a choirboy at Chirstchurch, though this composer's most famous work contains a parody of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance to represent the court of a Babylonian
His inappropriate sense of humor was evidenced in a letter he sent to the pianist Harriet Cohen which was adorned with a swastika.  The etchings of Thomas Rowlandson inspired his overture  Portsmouth Point, while the end of his career saw such works as Capriccio burlesco and a Duettino for flute and oboe.  One of his early works is based on the text "Drop, Drop Slow Tears" by Phineas Fletcher.  That work, A Litany, was written when he was a choirboy at Chirstchurch, though this composer's most famous work contains a parody of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance to represent the court of a Babylonian king.  FTP, name this British composer of the operas The Bear and Troilus and Cressida , best known for his 1931 cantata Belshazzar's Feast.
His inappropriate sense of humor was evidenced in a letter he sent to the pianist Harriet Cohen which was adorned with a swastika.  
William Walton