William Walton (Music and Literature) de Stewart R. Craggs

William Walton: Music and Literature: Music and Literature

Stewart R. Craggs

This collection of essays seeks to reflect the many aspects of the life and work of William Walton. Written by acknowledged Walton scholars they cover the literary influences in his music and the current debates that surround them. Walton’s particularly well-known compositions are examined, such as Belshazzar’s Feast, Troilus and Cressida and FaÃ§ade. Also included is an overview of his 14 film scores and an analysis of his first and second symphonies and his concertos.

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Contents: Preface Michael Pope; The Songs Alan Cuckston; Sacred Music John Coggrave; FaÃ§ade: a noise like amber Kevin McBeath; Belshazzar and BBC Bureaucracy: the Origins of a Masterpiece Michael Kennedy; The Symphonies and the Concertos Robert Meikle; Film Music Stephen Lloyd; 'All the things that might have been': Christopher Columbus Zelda Lawrence-Curran; 'A Lost Child': a Study of the Genesis of Troilus and Cressida Scott Price; Recorded Works Lyndon Jenkins; Walton’s Words Lewis Foreman; Bibliography; Index of Walton’s music; Index of names.

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’...several of the ten contributors whose essays make up this collection draw fascinating material to our attention.’ Classical Music ’...clearly appropriate and recommended to a wide readership.’ Choice '... the present paucity of Walton research ensures that all these essays have some useful contribution to make' Music and Letters 'The volume is up to Ashgate's usual high standards of overall presentation' Music and Letters

Notă biografică

Sir William Walton was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1902, the son of a choirmaster and a singing-teacher. He became a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and then an undergraduate at the University. His first composition to attract attention was a piano quartet written at the age of sixteen. At Oxford he made the acquaintance of the Sitwells who gave him friendship, moral and financial support and in 1922 he collaborated with Edith in devising the entertainment Façade. Less than ten years later, Osbert prepared the text of another masterwork, Belshazzar's Feast. From 1922 to 1927 Walton began to spend an increasing amount of time abroad, notably in Switzerland and Italy. The war years were devoted mainly to writing film and ballet scores and he became established as amongst the greatest composers for the screen.