on ▁and ▁Margaret ▁S uther land , ▁Hugh es ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁by ▁music olog ists ▁to ▁write ▁in ▁a ▁style ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁past oral ▁school . ▁However , ▁Hugh es ▁listened ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁music ▁and ▁surrounded ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁musical ▁influ ences ▁which ▁included ▁Deb uss y , ▁R ous sel , ▁Pro k of iev , ▁Stra vin sky , ▁Sib el ius ▁and ▁Bart ók ▁. ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁champion ▁for ▁other ▁Australian ▁compos ers , ▁through ▁roles ▁that ▁drew ▁on ▁his ▁administrative ▁skills . ▁ ▁His ▁own ▁music ▁has ▁of ▁recent ▁times ▁only ▁inf re qu ently ▁been ▁heard ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁concert ▁hall ▁or ▁on ▁record ings . ▁However , ▁his ▁music ▁was ▁earlier ▁champion ed ▁by ▁many ▁notable ▁conduct ors ▁including ▁Sir ▁Bernard ▁Hein ze , ▁Sir ▁Eug ene ▁Go oss ens , ▁Wille m ▁van ▁Ot ter lo o , ▁John ▁Hop kins ▁– ▁and ▁over se as ▁by ▁Sir ▁John ▁Bar bi rol li , ▁Sir ▁Mal col m ▁S argent , ▁Norman ▁Del ▁Mar , ▁Josef ▁K ri ps , ▁Walter ▁Sus sk ind , ▁and ▁Sir ▁Col in ▁Davis ▁. ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Robert ▁Watson ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Le van , ▁In ver c ly de , ▁Scotland , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁Joseph ▁Hugh es , ▁a ▁wid ower ▁and ▁retired ▁fish m ong er ,