Alun Hoddinott

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Alun Hoddinott CBE (born August 11, 1929 in Bargoed , Glamorganshire , Wales , † March 12, 2008 in Swansea ) was one of the first Welsh composers to gain international recognition.

life and work

He enrolled at University College, Cardiff , and later studied privately with Arthur Benjamin . His first major composition was the Clarinet Concerto , which was premiered during the Cheltenham Festival in 1954 by Gervase de Peyer with the Hallé Orchestra under the direction of Sir John Barbirolli .

Hoddinott wrote numerous symphonies , sonatas and concerts : his styles changed from the neoclassical clarinet concerto to a form of serial music that allowed tonal cornerstones of a structure. From 1970 on he also composed operas.

Alun Hoddinott was also a talented teacher as a professor of music at University College Cardiff, where he helped expand the music institute. Hoddinott taught a number of composers during his time in Cardiff: John Buckley , John Hopkins , Karl Jenkins , Jeffrey Lewis , John Metcalf and Christopher Painter .

Hoddinott's last work, the symphonic poem Taliesin, premiered by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Swansea Festival of Music in October 2009.

Selection of works

  • 1948 cello concerto
  • 1948 Prelude and fugue for string trio
  • 1949 Nocturne for orchestra
  • 1953 Op. 5 Nocturne for Orchestra (first published composition)
  • 1953 Op. 6 Clarinet Quartet
  • 1954-5 Op. 7 Symphony No. 1
  • ? Op. 8 Concerto for Oboe and Strings
  • 1956 Op. 9 Nocturne No. 1 for piano
  • 1956 Op. 10 Septet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, violin, viola and cello
  • 1957 Op. 11 Harp Concerto
  • 1958 Op. 13 Serenade for String Orchestra
  • 1958 Op. 14 Viola Concertino
  • 1959 Op. 19 Piano Concerto No. 1
  • 1960 Op. 21 Piano Concerto No. 2
  • 1962 Op. 24 job (oratorio)
  • 1961 Op. 29 Symphony No. 2
  • 1961 Op. 30 Christ and Sinful Man
  • 1962 Op. 31 variations for orchestra
  • 1961 Rebecca for SATB choir
  • 1962 Folksong Suite, for orchestra
  • 1966 Op. 44 Piano Concerto No. 3
  • 1966 Op. 49 Piano Sonata No. 4th
  • 1967 Op. 50 Clarinet Sonata
  • 1967 Op. 51 Organ Concerto
  • 1970 Op. 70 Symphony No. 4th
  • 1971 Op. 79 The Tree Of Life (oratorio)
  • 1973 Op. 81 Symphony No. 5
  • 1974 Op. 82 Ancestor Worship
  • 1974 Op. 83 The Beach of Falesa (Opera)
  • 1974 Op. 84 The Silver Swimmer for SATB choir and piano four hands
  • 1974 Op. 85 ritornelli
  • 1975 Op. 86/1 Landscapes for orchestra
  • 1975 Op. 86/2 Nightpiece for orchestra
  • 1975 Op. 87 5 Landscapes, Ynys Mon
  • 1975 Op. 88 The Magician (Opera)
  • 1976 Op. 89 Violin Sonata No. 4th
  • 1981 Op. 105/2 Lanterne des Morts
  • 1982 Op. 106 doubles
  • 1982 Op. 107/1 Five Studies for orchestra
  • 1982 Op. 107/2 Hommage a Chopin, for orchestra
  • 1982 Quodlibet on Welsh Nursery Tunes, for orchestra
  • 1982 Six Welsh Folk Songs
  • 1984 Op. 116 Symphony No. 6th
  • 1989 'Noctis Equi', scene for cello and orchestra
  • 1989 Op. 140 Flute Sonata
  • 1989 Op. 141 Violin Sonata No. 5
  • 1989 Op. 142 Symphony No. 8, for brass & percussion
  • 2001 Op. 143/1 Paradwys May, baritone and piano
  • 1990 Hymns of Pantycelyn (Cantata)
  • 1992 Op.145 Symphony No. 9 'Vision of Eternity', for soprano and orchestra
  • 1992 Chorales, Variants & Fanfares
  • 1994 Op. 153 Violin Concerto No. 2 'Le Mistral'
  • 1998 Op. 168 Grongar Hills, baritone and piano quintet
  • 1999 Op. 169 Celebration Dances, for orchestra
  • 1999 Op. 170 Tower (Opera)
  • 1999 Op. 171 To the Poet, bass-baritone and piano
  • 1999 Op. 172 Symphony No. 10
  • 2000 Op. 173 La Serenissima, baritone and piano
  • 2002 Op. 180 Euphonium Concerto, The Sunne Rising, The King will Ride
  • 2005 Op. 189 La Serenissima: Images of Venice, for soprano, baritone and orchestra
  • 2007 Op. 192 Blake songs, baritone and piano

literature

  • Stewart R. Craggs: Alun Hoddinott: A Bio-Bibliography . (= Bio-Bibliographies in Music, no. 44). Greenwood Press, Westport CT 1993, ISBN 0-313-27321-9 .
  • Stewart R. Craggs: Alun Hoddinott: A Source Book . Aldershot, Hants (England); Ashgate, Burlington VT 2007, ISBN 978-0-7546-0895-0 .
  • Basil Deane: Alun Hoddinott . (= Composers of Wales. 2). University of Wales Press [for] the Welsh Arts Council, [Cardiff] 1978, ISBN 0-7083-0695-0 .
  • Michael Kennedy (Ed.): The Oxford Dictionary of Music . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1994, ISBN 0-19-869162-9 .
  • Geraint Lewis: Hoddinott, Alun. In: Stanley Sadie , John Tyrrell (Eds.): The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , 2nd Edition. Macmillan Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-333-60800-3 .
  • Una McGovern: Chambers Biographical Dictionary. 7th edition. Chambers, Edinburgh 2002, ISBN 0-550-10051-2 .
  • Robert Matthew-Walker: Alun Hoddinott on Record: A Composer and the Gramophone . DGR Books, St. Austell 1993, ISBN 1-898343-01-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Geraint Lewis: Alun Hoddinott: Prodigy who became a prolific composer and patriarchal figure in Welsh music. In: The Guardian. March 14, 2008, accessed March 30, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Alun Hoddinott: Popular Neo-Romantic composer and teacher who contributed greatly to Welsh cultural life. In: The Times . March 13, 2011, accessed March 30, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Hoddinott, Alun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Bargoed , Glamorganshire , Wales
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 2008
Place of death Swansea