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William Alwyn CBE (born William Alwyn Smith; [1] 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), [2] was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. Life and music. William Alwyn was born William Alwyn Smith in Northampton, England, the son of Ada Tyler (Tompkins) and William James Smith. [3] .
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 ...
Jun 8, 2018 · William Alwyn was the most successful British example of a composer dividing his creativity between absolute music and film composition. Between 1941 and 1963 he scored almost 80 films, while at the same time producing an extensive catalogue of concert, choral, and chamber works.
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.
Alwyn: Symphony No. 1 in D major. A powerful symphony from a composer whose life was art and music.
William Alwyn CBE, born William Alwyn Smith (7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. Contents 1 Life and music
Wednesday, September 11, 1985. Southwold. England. Age: 79. Composition list. Click a category to see all compositions of William Alwyn in that category. Click a composition title to see more detailed information. Opera and lyrical music. Fairy Fiddler (The) • (1917) • Operas. Juan or The Libertine (The) • (1971) • Operas.
