David Bedford (musician)
David Vickerman Bedford (born August 4, 1937 in London , England , † October 1, 2011 ) was a British composer and musician .
Life
David Bedford, born in London in 1937, played or composed classical and popular music. Bedford studied music in London and Venice . Working with musician Kevin Ayers , he met Mike Oldfield . For Oldfield, he led the recording of his album The Orchestral Tubular Bells and created an orchestral version of the follow-up album Hergest Ridge , which was performed but not released. Oldfield also appeared on some of his albums in the 1970s.
Bedford was associated with the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts as a patron.
He died of lung cancer on October 1, 2011 at the age of 74.
Discography (selection)
- 1970: Garden of Love (with Mike Oldfield, Robert Wyatt & Kevin Ayers)
- 1972: Nurses Song With Elephants
- 1974: Star's End
- 1975: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- 1976: The Odyssey
- 1977: Instructions For Angels
- 1981: The Song Of The White Horse: Star Clusters Nebulae and Places in Devon
- 1985: Rigel 9
- 1997: Variations On A Rhythm Of Mike Oldfield (with Tom Newman )
- 1998: Alleluia timpanis; Symphony No. 1; Recorder Concerto; Twelve Hours of Sunset Bedford - Symphony 1
Web links
- David Bedford in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- David Bedford website
- Biography on modernclassical.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Bedford . In: The Telegraph . October 4, 2011: “David Bedford, who died on October 1 aged 74, was a musical polymath, a composer whose output varied from arranging Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells to important Modernist works for the Proms; he also worked with Kevin Ayers's cult 1960s band The Whole World and produced compositions for community choirs "
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SURNAME | Bedford, David |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bedford, David Vickerman (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England, UK |
DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 2011 |