William Alwyn
William Alwyn CBE, born William Alwyn Smith (7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher.
Life and music
William Alwyn was born in Northampton, where he showed an early interest in music and began to learn to play the piccolo. At the age of 15 he entered the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied flute and composition. He was a virtuoso flautist and for a time was a flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra. Alwyn served as professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music from 1926 to 1955.
William Alwyn had a remarkable range of talents. He was a distinguished polyglot, poet, and artist, as well as musician. He helped found the Composers' Guild of Great Britain (now merged into the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors), and was its chairman in 1949, 1950 and 1954.
His compositional output was varied and large and included five symphonies, four operas, several concertos, film scores and string quartets.
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ALBUMS
- Chamber Music released: 2010
- The English Song Series, Volume 17: Mirages / Nocturnes / Slum Song / Seascapes / Invocations released: 2008
- Elizabethan Dances / Oboe Concerto / Aphrodite in Aulis released: 2006
- Symphony No. 4 / Sinfonietta for String Orchestra released: 2005
- Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: David Lloyd-Jones) released: 2005
- Symphonies nos. 2 and 5 / Lyra Angelica (Harp Concerto) released: 2005
- Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia" / Sinfonietta for Strings / Piano Concerto no. 2 released: 1993
- Symphony no. 3 / Violin Concerto released: 1993
- Symphony no. 1 / Piano Concerto no. 1 released: 1993
- Symphony no. 4 / Elizabethan Dances / Festival March released: 1992
- Symphony no. 2 / Overture to a Masque / The Magic Island / Derby Day / Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion released: 1992
- Oboe Concerto / Three Concerti Grossi released: 1992
- Lyra Angelica / Autumn Legend / Pastoral Fantasia / Tragic Interlude released: 1992
Chamber Music
Released 2010- Clarinet Sonata
- Oboe Sonata: I. Moderato e grazioso
- Oboe Sonata: II. Andantino
- Oboe Sonata: III. Allegro (quasi valse tempo)
- Viola Sonatina: I. Prelude. Lento e rubato
- Viola Sonatina: II. Dance. Allegretto
- Viola Sonatina: III. Aria. Andante piacevole
- Viola Sonatina: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato e deciso
- Suite for Oboe and Harp: I. Minuet. Moderato
- Suite for Oboe and Harp: II. Valse Miniature. Allegro grazioso
- Suite for Oboe and Harp: III. Jig. Allegro molto
- String Trio: I. Allegro molto
- String Trio: II. Molto vivace
- String Trio: III. Andante
- String Trio: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
- Conversations: I. Prelude. Moderato a calmato
- Conversations: II. Romanza. Andante e tranquillo
- Conversations: III. Chorale. Broad and expressive but with movement
- Conversations: IV. Fughetta. Allegro moderato e molto ritmico
- Conversations: V. Arioso. Con moto e placido
- Conversations: VI. Carillon. Allegro commodo
- Conversations: VII. Intermezzo. Slow and clear
- Conversations: VIII. Capriccio. Allegro molto (quasi presto volante)
The English Song Series, Volume 17: Mirages / Nocturnes / Slum Song / Seascapes / Invocations
Released 2008- Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 1. Undine
- Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 2. Aquarium
- Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 3. The Honeysuckle
- Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 4. Metronome
- Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 5. Paradise
- Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 6. Portrait in a Mirror
- Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 1. Everything Is Now
- Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 2. Summer Rain
- Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 3. Visitation: Andantino
- Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 4. Summer Night
- Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 5. Circle
- Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 6. Response
- Slum Song
- Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 1. Dawn at Sea
- Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 2. Sea-Mist
- Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 3. Song of the Drowned Man
- Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 4. Black Gulls
- Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 1. Through the Centuries
- Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 2. Holding the Night
- Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 3. Separation
- Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 4. Drought
- Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 5. Spring Rain
- Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 6. Invocation to the Queen of Moonlight
- Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 7. Our Magic Horse
Elizabethan Dances / Oboe Concerto / Aphrodite in Aulis
Released 2006- Elizabethan Dances: I. Moderato e ritmico
- Elizabethan Dances: II. Waltz tempo - languidamente
- Elizabethan Dances: III. Allegro scherzando (ma non troppo allegro)
- Elizabethan Dances: IV. Moderato
- Elizabethan Dances: V. Poco Allegretto e semplice
- Elizabethan Dances: VI. Allegro giocoso
- The Innumerable Dance - An English Overture
- Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Strings: I. Andante e rubato
- Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Strings: II. Vivace
- Aphrodite in Aulis - An Eclogue for Small Orchestra after George Moore
- Symphonic Prelude "The Magic Island"
- Festival March
Symphony No. 4 / Sinfonietta for String Orchestra
Released 2005- Symphony No. 4: I. Maestoso ma con moto - Allegro - A tempo primo
- Symphony No. 4: II. Molto vivace - Meno mosso, ma con moto - A tempo primo
- Symphony No. 4: III. Adagio e molto calmato - Poco piu mosso - Allegro - A tempo primo - Maestoso
- Sinfonietta for String Orchestra: I. Moderato e molto ritmico
- Sinfonietta for String Orchestra: II. Adagio e poco rubato
- Sinfonietta for String Orchestra: III. Allegro - Lento - Andante con moto - Allegro moderato
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: David Lloyd-Jones)
Released 2005- Symphony No. 1: I. Adagio - Allegro ritmico - Andante espressivo - Adagio
- Symphony No. 1: II. Allegro leggiero
- Symphony No. 1: III. Adagio (ma con moto)
- Symphony No. 1: IV. Allegro jubilante
- Symphony No. 3: I. Allegro molto
- Symphony No. 3: II. Poco adagio
- Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro con fuoco - In tempo meno mosso (Tempo moderato) - In tempo primo
Symphonies nos. 2 and 5 / Lyra Angelica (Harp Concerto)
Released 2005- Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia": Moderato - Allegro non troppo - Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco - Tempo di Marcia funebre
- Lyra Angelica: I. Adagio
- Lyra Angelica: II. Adagio, ma non troppo
- Lyra Angelica: III. Moderato
- Lyra Angelica: IV. Allegro jubiloso - Andante con moto
- Symphony no. 2: Con moto - Molto moderato - Quasi Adagio molto calmato
- Symphony no. 2: Allegro molto - Moderato largamente - Molto tranquillo
Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia" / Sinfonietta for Strings / Piano Concerto no. 2
Released 1993- Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia": Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo -
- Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia:": Andante sostenuto -
- Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia": Allegro con fuoco -
- Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia": Tempo di Marcia funebre
- Sinfonietta for Strings: I. Moderato molto ritmico
- Sinfonietta for Strings: II. Adagio e poco rubato
- Sinfonietta for Strings: III. Allegro
- Piano Concerto no. 2: I. Allegro
- Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Andante
- Piano Concerto no. 2: III. Allegro con fuoco
Symphony no. 4 / Elizabethan Dances / Festival March
Released 1992- Symphony no. 4: I. Maestoso ma con moto - Allegro - A tempo primo
- Symphony no. 4: II. Molto vivace - Meno mosso, ma con moto - Tempo primo
- Symphony no. 4: III. Adagio e molto calmato - Allegro - Tempo primo - Maestoso
- Elizabethan Dances: I. Moderato e ritmico
- Elizabethan Dances: II. Waltz tempo, languidamente
- Elizabethan Dances: III. Allegro scherzando (ma non troppo allegro)
- Elizabethan Dances: IV. Moderato
- Elizabethan Dances: V. Poco allegretto e semplice
- Elizabethan Dances: VI. Allegro giocoso
- Festival March
Symphony no. 2 / Overture to a Masque / The Magic Island / Derby Day / Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion
Released 1992Oboe Concerto / Three Concerti Grossi
Released 1992- Concerto for Oboe, String Orchestra and Harp: I. Andante e rubato -
- Concerto for Oboe, String Orchestra and Harp: II. Vivace
- Concerto Grosso no. 1 in B-flat major for Chamber Orchestra: I. Moderato molto e ritmico
- Concerto Grosso no. 1 in B-flat major for Chamber Orchestra: II. Adagio con moto (alla Siciliano)
- Concerto Grosso no. 1 in B-flat major for Chamber Orchestra: III. Vivace
- Concerto Grosso no. 2 in G major for String Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato e vigoroso
- Concerto Grosso no. 2 in G major for String Orchestra: II. Adagio ed espressivo
- Concerto Grosso no. 2 in G major for String Orchestra: III. Vivace (allegro ma non troppo)
- Concerto Grosso no. 3 for Woodwind, Brass and Strings: I. Maestoso - Moderato e ritmico
- Concerto Grosso no. 3 for Woodwind, Brass and Strings: II. Andante - Vivace
- Concerto Grosso no. 3 for Woodwind, Brass and Strings: III. Andante
Born: 1905-11-07
Died: 1985-09-11
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