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This is a list of compositions by William Walton sorted by genre, date of composition, title, and scoring.
GenreDateTitleScoringOpera1947–1954soloists, chorus and orchestraOpera1967The Bear, An Extravaganzasoloists and small orchestraBallet1935The First ShootorchestraBallet1940orchestraHis best-known works include Façade, the cantata Belshazzar's Feast, the Viola Concerto, the First Symphony, and the British coronation marches Crown Imperial and Orb and Sceptre . Born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of a musician, Walton was a chorister and then an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Sir William Walton was an English composer especially known for his orchestral music. His early work made him one of England’s most important composers between the time of Vaughan Williams and that of Benjamin Britten.
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SIR WILLIAM WALTON - A LIST OF WORKS & DISCOGRAPHY Compiled by Martin Rutherford, Penang 2009 See end for sources and legend. Recording Venue Time Date Orchestra Conductor Performers No. Coy Co Catalogue No F'mat St Rel A BIRTHDAY FANFARE Description For Seven Trumpets and Percussion Completion 1981, Ischia
Mar 15, 2022 · Sir William Turner Walton was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include Façade, the cantata Belshazzar's Feast, the Viola Concerto, the First Symphony, and the British coronation anthems Crown Imperial and Orb and Sceptre.
With Peter Grimes (1945), Britten had shown the British grand opera was possible, and in 1947 Walton undertook to write one of his own, Troilus and Cressida. Hampered by a bloody-minded librettist, Walton struggled for about seven years, finally completing it in 1955. The critics savaged it.
From gritty, complex symphonies to popular film scores, the music of William Walton is hard to pin down - but enduringly attractive
