| First name: | Robert |
| Last name: | Saxton |
| Dates: | 1953 |
| Category: | Quintet |
| Nationality: | American |
| Opus name: | A Yardstick to the Stars (1996) |
| Publisher: | Schirmer |
| Peculiarities: | http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/1376/11702 |
| Information: | Robert Saxton was born in London in 1953 and started composing at the age of six. Guidance in early years from Benjamin Britten and Elisabeth Lutyens was followed by periods of study at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities with Robin Holloway and Robert Sherlaw Johnson respectively, and also with Luciano Berio. |