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William Alwyn CBE (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher.
William Alwyn was born in Northampton on the 7 th November 1905, and died in Southwold Suffolk on 11 th September 1985 just two months short of what would have been his eightieth birthday. He began his musical studies in 1920 aged just fifteen studying flute, piano, and composition at London’s Royal Academy of Music where in 1926, at the age ...
William Alwyn was born in Northampton on the 7th November 1905, and died in Southwold Suffolk on 11th September 1985. He began his musical studies in 1920, studying flute, piano, and composition at London’s Royal Academy of Music - where in 1926, he was appointed Professor of Composition; a position that he was to retain for almost thirty years.
William Alwyn spent the last twenty-five years of his life at Lark Rise, Dunwich Road, Blythburgh, Suffolk, [9] and died in Southwold, Suffolk, England, in 1985. He was survived by his second wife, the composer Doreen Carwithen. (The actor Gary Cooper was a cousin of his, on Alwyn's mother's side.)
Jun 8, 2018 · Died: 11 September 1985. Films as Composer: 1936. The Future's in the Air (Shaw—short) (co); New Worlds for Old (Rotha—short) 1937. Air Outpost (Taylor—short); Roads across Britain (Cole—short); Wings over Empire (Legg—short) 1938.
Alwyn: Symphony No. 1 in D major. A powerful symphony from a composer whose life was art and music.
William Alwyn. Wikipedia. Categories: Composers. British Composers. 1905 Births. 1985 Deaths. William Alwyn Smith (7 November 1905, Northampton, UK - 11 September 1985, Southwold, UK) was a British composer, conductor, flautist and music teacher.
