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Wilfred Josephs was a prolific composer and his classical works include 12 symphonies, 22 concertos, overtures, chamber music, operas, ballets, vocal works – almost all of which had been written to commission. An exception was Requiescant pro defunctis, a string quartet composed as Josephs' personal response to newsreel footage of Auschwitz ...
The Wilfred Josephs Society was founded in 1994 to promote interest in the music of this unique composer of both classical and commercial music. For over four decades Wilfred Josephs has led an enviably creative and prolific career as one of Britain's most distinguished composers. Well-known as much for his concert music as that composed for ...
Wilfred Josephs. Music Department: Waterloo. Wilfred Josephs was born on 24 July 1927 in Newcastle, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for Waterloo (1970), Touch of Death (1961) and The Deadly Bees (1966).
- Composer, Music Department, Writer
- July 24, 1927
- Wilfred Josephs
- November 17, 1997
Nov 17, 1997 · Wilfred Josephs Biography by Bruce Eder. Wilfred Josephs was a composer whose career carried him from the concert hall to the movie and television soundstage. Born in Newcastle in 1927, he prepared for a career as a dentist but never abandoned an early and abiding interest in music. He continued to study music and compose even as he kept a ...
Wilfred Josephs was born in Newcastle on July 24, 1927 and educated at Rutherford School before his early schooling and piano studies were interrupted by wartime evacuation. Although persuaded by his family to enroll as a medical student, he was still able to receive musical tuition from Dr. Arthur Milner.
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Wilfred Josephs was born in Newcastle in 1927 and educated at Rutherford School before his early schooling and piano studies were interrupted by wartime evacuation. Although persuaded by his family to enrol as a medical student, he was still able to receive musical tuition from Dr. Arthur Milner. It was as a dentist that he spent his military ...
