frank bridge (born brighton, 26 february 1879; died eastbourne, 10 january 1941) was an english composer, violist and conductor. his music often sounded quite modern to the people of his day. he wrote many excellent works including chamber music as well as orchestral music. one of his composition pupils was benjamin britten. later britten remembered his teacher by using one of bridge’s tunes and making them into a piece of music called "variations on a theme of frank bridge".