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Walton in 1926. Sir William Turner Walton OM (29 March 1902 – 8 March 1983) 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 ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Sir William Walton (born March 29, 1902, Oldham, Lancashire, Eng.—died March 8, 1983, Ischia, Italy) 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. Walton, the son of a choirmaster father ...
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William Walton: romantic modernist - Classical Music. From gritty, complex symphonies to popular film scores, the music of William Walton is hard to pin down - but enduringly attractive.
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Apr 1, 2014 · "I may be able to manage to knock Bax of [sic] the map." Thus wrote the young William Walton, only just 30, on accepting a symphonic commission.And while it’s possible to argue that Walton ...
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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 marches Crown Imperial and Orb and Sceptre.
Learn about the life and works of Sir William Walton, one of England's most prominent composers of the 20th century. From his early musical beginnings to his collaboration with Edith Sitwell in "Façade" to his film scores and coronation anthems, discover how he contributed to British heritage through his diverse and influential body of work.
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