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William Alwyn

English composer, conductor, and music teacher

William Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher who composed over 200 cinematic scores, of which some 70 were for full-length features, as well as number of operas, concertos and symphonies.

Alwyn's wartime work in particular was to lead him to be placed on a Nazi death list.

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Works

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  • A Night to Remember
  • Aphrodite in Aulis - An Eclogue for Small Orchestra after George Moore
  • Autumn Legend
  • Blackdown
  • Clarinet Sonata
  • Concerto Grosso no. 1 in B-flat major for Chamber Orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso no. 1 in B-flat major for Chamber Orchestra: I. Moderato molto e ritmico
  • Concerto Grosso no. 1 in B-flat major for Chamber Orchestra: II. Adagio con moto (alla Siciliano)
  • Concerto Grosso no. 1 in B-flat major for Chamber Orchestra: III. Vivace
  • Concerto Grosso no. 2 in G major for String Orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso no. 2 in G major for String Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato e vigoroso
  • Concerto Grosso no. 2 in G major for String Orchestra: II. Adagio ed espressivo
  • Concerto Grosso no. 2 in G major for String Orchestra: III. Vivace (allegro ma non troppo)
  • Concerto Grosso no. 3 for Woodwind, Brass and Strings
  • Concerto Grosso no. 3 for Woodwind, Brass and Strings: I. Maestoso - Moderato e ritmico
  • Concerto Grosso no. 3 for Woodwind, Brass and Strings: II. Andante - Vivace
  • Concerto Grosso no. 3 for Woodwind, Brass and Strings: III. Andante
  • Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Strings
  • Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Strings: I. Andante e rubato
  • Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Strings: II. Vivace
  • Conversations
  • Conversations: I. Prelude. Moderato a calmato
  • Conversations: II. Romanza. Andante e tranquillo
  • Conversations: III. Chorale. Broad and expressive but with movement
  • Conversations: IV. Fughetta. Allegro moderato e molto ritmico
  • Conversations: V. Arioso. Con moto e placido
  • Conversations: VI. Carillon. Allegro commodo
  • Conversations: VII. Intermezzo. Slow and clear
  • Conversations: VIII. Capriccio. Allegro molto (quasi presto volante)
  • Derby Day
  • Desert Victory Suite
  • Elizabethan Dances
  • Elizabethan Dances: I. Moderato e ritmico
  • Elizabethan Dances: II. Waltz tempo - languidamente
  • Elizabethan Dances: III. Allegro scherzando (ma non troppo allegro)
  • Elizabethan Dances: IV. Moderato
  • Elizabethan Dances: V. Poco Allegretto e semplice
  • Elizabethan Dances: VI. Allegro giocoso
  • Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion
  • Festival March
  • Five Preludes for Orchestra
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 1. Through the Centuries
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 2. Holding the Night
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 3. Separation
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 4. Drought
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 5. Spring Rain
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 6. Invocation to the Queen of Moonlight
  • Invocations: A Song Cycle: No. 7. Our Magic Horse
  • Lyra Angelica
  • Lyra Angelica: I. Adagio
  • Lyra Angelica: II. Adagio, ma non troppo
  • Lyra Angelica: III. Moderato
  • Lyra Angelica: IV. Allegro jubiloso - Andante con moto
  • March from The True Glory
  • Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano
  • Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 1. Undine
  • Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 2. Aquarium
  • Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 3. The Honeysuckle
  • Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 4. Metronome
  • Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 5. Paradise
  • Mirages: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano: No. 6. Portrait in a Mirror
  • Miss Julie: Act I
  • Miss Julie: Act II
  • Naiades
  • Oboe Sonata
  • Oboe Sonata: I. Moderato e grazioso
  • Oboe Sonata: II. Andantino
  • Oboe Sonata: III. Allegro (quasi valse tempo)
  • Overture to a Masque
  • Pastoral Fantasia
  • Piano Concerto no. 1
  • Piano Concerto no. 2
  • Piano Concerto no. 2: I. Allegro
  • Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Andante
  • Piano Concerto no. 2: III. Allegro con fuoco
  • Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano
  • Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 1. Dawn at Sea
  • Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 2. Sea-Mist
  • Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 3. Song of the Drowned Man
  • Seascapes: Four Songs for Soprano, Treble Recorder and Piano: No. 4. Black Gulls
  • Shake Hands With the Devil
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Death at Ashtown Docks
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Dublin 1921
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Kerry O'Shea
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Lighthouse at Wicklow Head
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Men of the Republic
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: People of Erin
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Pretty Kitty Brady
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Professor Sean Lenihan
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Rebel to the End
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Rescue at Garda Depot
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: The Black and Tans
  • Shake Hands With the Devil: Trouble
  • Sinfonietta for Strings
  • Sinfonietta for Strings: I. Moderato molto ritmico
  • Sinfonietta for Strings: II. Adagio e poco rubato
  • Sinfonietta for Strings: III. Allegro
  • Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano
  • Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 1. Everything Is Now
  • Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 2. Summer Rain
  • Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 3. Visitation: Andantino
  • Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 4. Summer Night
  • Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 5. Circle
  • Six Nocturnes for Baritone and Piano: No. 6. Response
  • Slum Song
  • Sonata alla toccata
  • String Trio
  • String Trio: I. Allegro molto
  • String Trio: II. Molto vivace
  • String Trio: III. Andante
  • String Trio: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
  • Suite for Oboe and Harp
  • Suite for Oboe and Harp: I. Minuet. Moderato
  • Suite for Oboe and Harp: II. Valse Miniature. Allegro grazioso
  • Suite for Oboe and Harp: III. Jig. Allegro molto
  • Suite from 'Odd Man Out'
  • Suite of Scottish Dances
  • Suite of Scottish Dances: I. The Indian Queen
  • Symphony no. 1
  • Symphony no. 1: I. Adagio - Allegro ritmico - Andante espressivo - Adagio
  • Symphony no. 1: II. Allegro leggiero
  • Symphony no. 1: III. Adagio (ma con moto)
  • Symphony no. 1: IV. Allegro jubilante
  • Symphony no. 2
  • Symphony no. 3
  • Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro molto
  • Symphony no. 3: II. Poco adagio
  • Symphony no. 3: III. Allegro con fuoco - in tempo meno mosso (Tempo moderato) - in tempo primo
  • Symphony no. 4
  • Symphony no. 4: I. Maestoso ma con moto - Allegro - A tempo primo
  • Symphony no. 4: II. Molto vivace - Meno mosso, ma con moto - Tempo primo
  • Symphony no. 4: III. Adagio e molto calmato - Allegro - Tempo primo - Maestoso
  • Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia"
  • The Crimson Pirate
  • The Crimson Pirate: Suite
  • The Innumerable Dance (An English Overture)
  • The Magic Island
  • The Rake's Progress
  • The True Glory
  • Tragic Interlude
  • Viola Sonatina
  • Viola Sonatina: I. Prelude. Lento e rubato
  • Viola Sonatina: II. Dance. Allegretto
  • Viola Sonatina: III. Aria. Andante piacevole
  • Viola Sonatina: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato e deciso
  • Violin Concerto
  • Violin Concerto: I. Allegro ma non troppo
  • Violin Concerto: II. Allegretto e molto semplice
  • Violin Concerto: III. Allegro moderato alla marcia - Coda. Allegro e Pesante