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  William Walton
William Turner Walton (March 29, 1902 - March 8, 1983) was a British composer influenced by the works of Stravinsky,Sibelius and the jazz genre.
Walton was born in Oldham in Lancashire and after singing as a choirboy at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, entered Christ Church College, Oxford.
Walton was friends with the literary Sitwell family: Osbert Sitwell[?], Sacheverell Sitwell[?] and Edith Sitwell.
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 William Walton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir William Turner Walton, OM (March 29, 1902–March 8, 1983) was a British composer whose position as one of the towering figures of Twentieth-century music derives from a relatively small number of works.
At the age of ten, Walton was accepted as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, and he subsequently entered Christ Church, Oxford as an undergraduate at the unusually early age of sixteen.
Walton left Oxford without a degree in 1920 for failing Responsions, to lodge in London with the literary Sitwell siblings — Sacheverell, Osbert and Edith — as an 'adopted, or elected, brother'.
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 - Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3
Born in Lancashire in 1902 to a musical family, Walton was a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral at Oxford, later studied at the university and from 1920 lived with the Sitwell family in London.
Walton was by this time considered the foremost composer of Britain, and became a symbol of the hope that English music might recapture the brilliance it had in Handel's day.
By then, Benjamin Britten had risen to the scene and taken Walton's place in the eyes of the critics, who reduced the latter to the rank of a stubborn reactionary who allegedly never captured the feel of contemporary music.
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 William Walton; raised musical, athletic family | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Walton, a La Mesa resident for 51 years, worked 37 years for the county Department of Public Welfare before retiring in 1982 as a district chief.
Walton was born in Los Banos and raised in Taft in Central California.
Walton is survived by his wife, Gloria Anne; daughter, Cathy Walton of Miami; sons, Bruce of Rancho Santa Fe, Bill of San Diego and Andy of Santa Monica; and six grandchildren.
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 William Turner Walton, Sir Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983) was one of the principal composers among the enlightened conservatives of 20th-century England.
William Walton received his first music lessons from his father, who was a singing teacher.
Walton's music shows that he knew what other composers were doing in the 20th century and profited from observation of such diverse men as Hindemith, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Jean Sibelius.
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 Finding Aid to the Personal Papers of William Walton   (Site not responding. Last check: )
William Walton was born in Jacksonville, IL, in 1909.
Walton began his career as a reporter, working for the Associated Press in Chicago and New York, as a staff member of PM in 1941, and as a war correspondent for Time magazine.
Walton also served as a trustee for the John F. Kennedy Library and was chairman of the Advisory Committee on Arts and Architecture.
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 William "Bill" Walton Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
By the time Bill Walton finished his professional career in 1986, most basketball observers considered him to be one of the greatest centers ever.
Walton was a three-time All-America, The Sporting News Player of the Year three straight years and MVP of the 1972 and 1973 NCAA tournaments.
In 1979, Walton became a member of the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers (1979-85), and in 1986, helped lead the Boston Celtics to the NBA championship, the year he won the NBA's Sixth Man Award.
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 William Walton
Walton was of the generation of British musicians between Vaughan Williams and Holst on the one hand, and Benjamin Britten on the other.
Walton had composed a String Quartet in 1923, which was performed at the Salzburg Festival of Contemporary Music, and in London.
Walton described the work as "bits of undigested Bartok and Schoenberg", withdrew the work, and forbade its publication.
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 William Walton II
William Walton and Rachel Hunter were married in Chowan Co, NC circa 1748.
In 1760 William Walton was Captain of the Militia in Chowan County, North Carolina.
At the Feb Ct 1779, Bertie Co, Timothy Walton was appointed Guardian to Isaac Walton orphan of William Walton decd.
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 Sir William Walton (1902-1983) : Library of Congress Citations   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Walton, William, 1902- Henry V. Touch her soft lips and part; arr.
Heading: Walton, William, 1902- Henry V. Touch her soft lips and part References: Walton, William, 1902- Touch her soft lips and part Notes: Elizabethan serenade [SR] p1976 (a.e.) label (Touch her soft lips and part (Henry V)) Control No.: n 78029129 Heading: Walton, William, 1902- Richard III.
Interlude Walton, William, 1902- A tempo tempestuoso Notes: Walton, W. Henry V [SR] p1987: label (Interlude from Troilus and Cressida) container (Act 2) notes (links scenes 1 and 2 of Act 2) Walton, W. Troilus and Cressida, c1954: p.
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 William Walton Trust - Information
Concerts are held in the Recital Hall at La Mortella at 1700 each Saturday and Sunday except during July and August, and are given by students from Conservatorio S. Pietro a Majella, Napoli, from Accademia di S. Cecilia, Rome, from the Scuola di Musica in Fiesole, Firenze and from the Conservatorio of Avellino.
The Trust and Fondazione aim, through the music of William Walton, both to encourage education projects in schools and to develop the potential in young professional musicians at the start of their careers.
To aid research projects related to the life and work of William Walton and closely allied subjects.
www.waltontrust.org.uk /main-info.htm   (347 words)

  
 William Walton Summary
Walton left Oxford without a degree in 1920, to lodge in London with the literary Sitwell siblings—Sacheverell, Osbert and Edith—as an 'adopted, or elected, brother'.
Through the Sitwells, Walton became familiar with many of the most important figures in British music between the World Wars, most particularly his fellow composer, Constant Lambert.
Walton's first reputation was one of notoriety, built on his ground-breaking musical accompaniment to Edith Sitwell's Façade poems.
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 William Walton Sr.
This William Walton was born in New Kent Co, Va c1685, the son of
William deeded a tract of land to Timothy Walton.
Deed of William Walton to Timothy Walton, tract of land bought of Judah Speight, husband of Frances Speight, 18 Oct. 1731.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Walton - Collected Works: Music: William Walton,André Previn,Sir William Walton,Charles Munch,Neeme ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The brass blast away as if this were Bartok or Shostakovich at their fiercest, and if you view Walton as a radical this is the performance for you.
The package is completed by an interesting version of the sinfonia concertante in its original form, apparently preferred by Walton to his revised score, and the late and very un-radical cello concerto played by its dedicatee.
This is probably not a work that arouses fierce disputes regarding the merits of alternative versions, and anyone owning the Piatigorsky account will likely leave it at that, especially as P is in his familiar partnership with Munch, not one to let a performance sag.
www.amazon.co.uk /Walton-Collected-Works-William/dp/B0000630UV   (953 words)

  
 OUP: Walton   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Walton’s main output had resumed in 1947 with the appearance of a fine String Quartet and he completed his trilogy of string concertos in 1956 with the masterly Cello Concerto which he wrote for Piatigorsky.
Walton’s last ‘original’ work of note was the Prologo e Fantasia written for Rostropovich in 1981-2.
The first volume of the William Walton Edition, presenting the definitive version of the Symphony No.1, was launched in 1998, and the sixth volume, Shorter Choral Works Without Orchestra, was launched at the 1999 Oldham Festival.
www.oup.co.uk /music/repprom/walton   (559 words)

  
 William Walton biography - 8notes.com
Sir William Turner Walton (March 29, 1902 - March 8, 1983) was a British composer influenced by the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius and the jazz genre.
Walton was born in Oldham in Lancashire and after singing as a choirboy at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, entered Christ Church, Oxford.
There are two string quartets, of which the second of 1947 was later refashioned by Walton into a Sonata for String Orchestra.
www.8notes.com /biographies/walton.asp   (341 words)

  
 William Walton: Piano & String Quartets   (Site not responding. Last check: )
William Walton (1902-1983) was a composer who never quite found his niche.
He wrote excellent pieces in all the traditional forms, but the promise of his early compositions never blossomed into a substantive body of work.
Walton's real fault, if it can be called that, is that he never repeated himself (when he tried to, as in his Symphony No. 2, the results tended to be disappointing).
www.classical-music-review.org /reviews/Walton.htm   (414 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Walton
Son of Ambrose Walton and Annie (Millin) Walton; married 1915 to Anna M. Hayes.
Walton, Mark — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Communist.
Walton, William Bell (1871-1939) — of New Mexico.
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 William Shockley Official Web Site
William has finished filming CAT CITY, a film he co-wrote with Brent Huff and Douglas L. Walton.
William co-stars with Rebecca Pidgeon, Julian Sands, Brian Dennehy and Alano Massi.
The film is currently in post-production, slated for a 2008 release.
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 Sir William Walton - Biography - AOL Music
A British composer in most forms, especially orchestral music and including film scores, who has aptly described himself as a lyrical classical composer.
His Symphony no. 1 (1935) and the Vaughan Williams Symphony no. 4 in F (1934) are the most important British symphonies of the period between the wars -- extroverted, with high symphonic color, magnificence, and a bittersweet lyricism.
Get Sir William Walton biography information, download, listen and watch Sir William Walton music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
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 William Walton News
News about William Walton continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
The National Symphony Orchestra gave its first official performance of the fall season last night in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, opening by tradition with a performance of the national anthem.
When Sir William Walton was asked to provide music for the 1940 ballet "The Wise Virgins," he took the opportunity to stitch together a series of Bach Cantatas in grand form.
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 William Walton (Composer, Arranger, Conductor) - Short Biography
The eminent English composer (and arranger), William (Turner) Walton, born to a musical family, was a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral at Oxford, and later studied at the university.
He left Oxford without a degree, and from 1920 lived with the Sitwell family in London.
Walton’s chamber entertainment Façade of 1921 soon became popular as an orchestral suite and ballet.
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 William Walton - Classical music composer   (Site not responding. Last check: )
William Walton: Walton Organ Album Composed by William Walton (1902-1983), edited by Robert Gower.
String Quartet In A Minor 4 By William Walton.
William Walton: Music and Literature.(Review) (book review) : An article from: Notes
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 William Walton (I)
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Battle of Britain (1969) (composer: cue "Battle In the Air") (as Sir William Walton O.M.)
Composed the score for a 1942 stage production of "Macbeth", a score which is sometimes incorrectly assumed to have been written for a motion picture version of the play.
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 William Walton   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Walton was a maverick who relished his individuality, spurned his country by choosing to live on the idyllic island of Ischia, and yet was Elgar's natural successor as the voice of the British establishment in music.
His bubbling exuberance and natural sense of humour were never far below the surface in whatever he wrote, and his outstanding ear for colour was demonstrated again and again.
GMCD 7139 Where Does The Uttered Music Go, The Twelve
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