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'''Sally Beamish''' (born [[1956]] in [[London]]) is a British composer. |
'''Sally Beamish''' (born [[1956]] in [[London]]) is a British composer. |
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She studied the [[viola]] at the [[Royal Northern College of Music]], where she received lessons from [[Anthony Gilbert]] and [[Lennox Berkeley]]. She later studied in Germany with the Italian violinist |
She studied the [[viola]] at the [[Royal Northern College of Music]], where she received lessons from [[Anthony Gilbert]] and [[Lennox Berkeley]]. She later studied in Germany with the Italian violinist Bruno Giuranna. |
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As a violist in the |
As a violist in the Raphael Ensemble, she recorded four discs of string sextets. However, it was as a composer that she made her mark, particularly after moving from London to [[Scotland]]. She has written a large amount of music for [[orchestra]], including two [[symphony|symphonies]] and several [[concerto|concertos]] (for [[violin]], [[viola]], [[cello]], [[oboe]], [[saxophone]], [[trumpet]], [[percussion]], [[flute]] and [[accordion]]). She has also written chamber and instrumental music, film scores, theatre music, and music for amateurs. |
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She lives in [[Stirlingshire]] with her cellist husband |
She lives in [[Stirlingshire]] with her cellist husband Robert Irvine and their children. |
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[[Category:1956 births|Beamish, Sally]] |
[[Category:1956 births|Beamish, Sally]] |
Revision as of 23:28, 16 May 2006
Sally Beamish (born 1956 in London) is a British composer.
She studied the viola at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she received lessons from Anthony Gilbert and Lennox Berkeley. She later studied in Germany with the Italian violinist Bruno Giuranna.
As a violist in the Raphael Ensemble, she recorded four discs of string sextets. However, it was as a composer that she made her mark, particularly after moving from London to Scotland. She has written a large amount of music for orchestra, including two symphonies and several concertos (for violin, viola, cello, oboe, saxophone, trumpet, percussion, flute and accordion). She has also written chamber and instrumental music, film scores, theatre music, and music for amateurs.
She lives in Stirlingshire with her cellist husband Robert Irvine and their children.