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Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson, AO, CBE (21 November 1931 – 2 March 2003) was an Australian composer. He was the Master of the Queen's Music from 1975 until his death.
Malcolm Williamson was born on 21 November 1931 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a composer and writer, known for The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Watership Down (1978) and Nothing But the Night (1973). He was married to Dolores Daniel.
- Composer, Writer, Music Department
- November 21, 1931
- Malcolm Williamson
- March 2, 2003
This is a list of the compositions of Malcolm Williamson. It is sorted chronologically by genre. Operas. Our Man in Havana (1963), opera in three acts; based on the novel by Graham Greene, libretto by Sidney Gilliat. English Eccentrics (1964), chamber opera in two acts; based on the book by Edith Sitwell, libretto by Geoffrey Dunn.
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Aug 28, 2022 · Malcolm Williamson - Symphony No. 5 (Aquerò) (1970) BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra Norman Del Mar, conductor.
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Jul 9, 2017 · Discover the music of the eclectic and colourful Australian composer and former Master of the Queen’s Music, Malcolm Williamson. Born in Sydney in 1931, the son of an Anglican priest, Malcolm Williamson studied composition and horn at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where his teachers included Eugene Goossens.
Feb 16, 2014 · Malcolm Williamson: Concerto for Piano & Strings [Piano Concerto No 2] (1960). Conducted by Francis Chagrin. The Francis Chagrin Orchestra.
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Malcolm Williamson's many compositions range from full scale operas, symphonies, choral, vocal, chamber and keyboard works to church music, film music and music for children. In the 1950s, it was the help of Sir Adrian Boult and Benjamin Britten that enabled his first works to be published.
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