William Alwyn CBE was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. William Alwyn. Born. William Alwyn Smith. (1905-11-07)7 November 1905.
William Alwyn
English composer and conductor
William Alwyn CBE, was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. Wikipedia
Born: November 7, 1905, Northampton, United Kingdom
Died: September 11, 1985 (age 79 years), Southwold, United Kingdom
Spouse: Doreen Carwithen (m. 1975–1985)
Children: Nicholas Alwyn
Compositions
Miss Julie
Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 6. Invocation to the Queen of Moonlight
Shake Hands With the Devil: People of Erin
Miss Julie, Act II: I Must Be Dreaming
Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1: I'm Ready, Jean!
Seven Irish Tunes - Suite for Small Orchestra: 7. Jig: Allegro e giocoso - poco tranquillo - Tempo primo
3 Winter Poems: No. 2. Elegy "Frozen Waters"
Death at Ashtown Docks
Miss Julie, Act II: If I Only Had Enough Money
Miss Julie, Act II: There's Someone Upstairs
Miss Julie, Act II: I'm Ready Now, Jean
Miss Julie, Act II: Kiss Me. Before I Go!
Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1: Kristin, Kristin, Kristin!
Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 2. Aquarium
Serenade: IV. Finale: Allegretto - Moderato e molto tranquillo - Presto - A tempo primo (l'istesso tempo)
String Quartet no. 13: Adagio e largamente e marcato
Miss Julie, Act II: Never Again!
Suite of Scottish Dances: VI. Carleton House
Conversations: VI. Carillon. Allegro commodo
The Black and Tans
Miss Julie, Act II: We'll Get Married
Viola Sonatina: II. Dance. Allegretto
Miss Julie, Act II: Orchestral Interlude. Allegro precipitoso
Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2: You Don't Know What It Is to Be Poor
String Quartet no. 13: Allegro molto e vivace
Miss Julie, Act II: If You Want Me Again
Suite from "The Fallen Idol": VI. Panic and Flight
Sonata alla toccata: I. Maestoso. Allegro ritmico e jubilante
Conversations: I. Prelude. Moderato a calmato
Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 4. Black Gulls
Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2: You Can Come Out Now
Sonatina for Violin and Piano: III. Vivace
Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 6. Portrait in a Mirror
Three Songs to Words by Trevor Blakemore: Harvest
Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 2. Holding the Night
Fantasia (String Quartet no. 12): Allegro con alcuna licenza
Oboe Sonata: II. Andantino
Shake Hands With the Devil: Professor Sean Lenihan
Oboe Sonata: III. Allegro (quasi valse tempo)
Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1: Orchestral Introduction. Allegro
Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 5. Paradise
Conversations: III. Chorale. Broad and expressive but with movement
Rebel to the End
Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1: By God, I'm Thirsty!
Shake Hands With the Devil: The Black and Tans
Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 7. Our Magic Horse
Miss Julie, Act II: Well, Well! So You're Going to Elope!
The Rake's Progress
Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 1. Undine
Shake Hands With the Devil: Pretty Kitty Brady
Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 6. Response
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