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This bibliography provides a detailed reference source on the life and works of William Walton. It contains a chronology of Walton's life and works, bibliographical description of original manuscripts and printed first editions, a listing of works conducted by Walton, a location list of the composer's letters and a bibliogprahy. --book jacket.
"Sir William Walton's character was both complex and baffling. Although hailed as one of the musical giants of the twentieth century, he often seemed to regard his own achievements with a brooding unease and scepticism. He could, by turns, be aggressive or gentle, moody or high-spirited, with a satirical humour that spared neither his friends nor his enemies. In his younger days he loved two beautiful, aristocratic women--one a German baroness, the other a chatelaine of English society--yet he was born of middle-class parents in Oldham and, until the Sitwells 'adopted' him, knew little of the glittering, sophisticated world which they inhabited. In the realm of music he was largely self-taug...
From his early years as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford to his old age on the Italian island of Ischia, Walton was a tireless correspondent. Spontaneous and naturally fluent, his letters build up a detailed and absorbing self-portrait. Among the remarkable gallery of friends and colleagues to whom he wrote, several were themselves famous names also: Osbert Sitwell, Siegfried Sassoon, Laurence Olivier, Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin. Walton's letter-writing style was practical, often revealing, and always entertaining, with a roguishness that veered in the direction of jealousy and resentment towards composers whom he perceived as rivals. This selection contains plentiful new...
This revised, updated, and expanded edition of the definitive catalogue of works by Sir William Walton (1902-83) follows the completion of the William Walton Edition. A comprehensive source of musical and documentary information relevant to Walton's life and work, the catalogue features full details of composition dates, instrumentation, first performance, publication, the location of autograph manuscripts, critical comment, and significant recordings, as well as previously undiscovered pieces. Appended are a helpful bibliography for further reading and indexes including for works, authors of texts, first lines, and dedicatees.
This revised, updated and expanded paperback edition of the definitive catalogue of works by Sir William Walton (1902-83) forms a comprehensive source of musical and documentary information relevant to Walton's life and work.
"Using first-hand accounts, including contemporary correspondence, articles and interviews, this account of Walton's life also draws on material newly available relating to his friends and associates. The reception of Facade and Walton's work in both films and radio are fully explored."--BOOK JACKET.