Iain Hamilton (composer)

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Iain Hamilton (born June 6, 1922 in Glasgow ; † July 21, 2000 ) was a Scottish composer and music teacher.

Life

Hamilton attended Mill Hill School in London and completed an engineering degree. At the age of 25 he won a degree at the Royal Academy of Music , where he studied piano with Harold Craxton and Guy Jonson and composition with William Alwyn until 1950 .

In 1950 he won the Dove Prize of the Royal Academy and in the following year the Prize of the Royal Philharmonic Society for his clarinet concerto, the Prize of the Koussevitzky Foundation for his Second Symphony and the Edwin Evans Prize . From 1951 to 1960 he taught at Morley College in London, and from 1952 to 1960 also at the University of London .

Hamilton lived in the USA from 1961 to 1981. Here he held the Mary Duke Biddle Professorship at Duke University in Durham until 1978 . In 1962 he was composer in residence at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood. The University of Glasgow awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1970. In 1961 his music was used for the short film Seawards the Great Ships . This remained his only activity in the film sector.

After returning from the USA, Hamilton lived in London until his death.

Works

  • Symphony No. 1 , 1948
  • Variations on an Original Theme for Strings , 1948
  • Quintet for Clarinet & String Quartet No. 1 , 1948
  • String Quartet , 1948
  • String Quartet , 1949
  • Piano concerto No. 1 , 1949
  • Clarinet Concerto , 1950
  • Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Chamber arch. , 1950
  • Symphony No. 2 1951
  • Clerk Saunders , ballet, 1951
  • Quartet for Flute and String Trio , 1951
  • 3 nocturnes for clarinet and piano, 1951
  • Viola Sonata , 1951
  • Capriccio for trumpet and piano, 1951
  • Sonata for piano, 1951,1971
  • Violin concertos: No. 1 , 1952
  • Clarinet Sonata , 1954
  • Piano Trio , 1954
  • Octet No. 1 for Strings , 1954
  • Serenata for violin and clarinet, 1955
  • 3 Rieces for piano, 1955
  • Scottish Dances for orchestra, 1956
  • Sonata per orchestra da camera , 1956
  • The Bermudas for baritone, choir and orchestra, 1956
  • Cinque canzone d'amore for tenor and orchestra, 1957
  • Overture: 1812 for orchestra, 1957
  • Concerto for Jazz Trumpet and Orchestra , 1957
  • Sinfonia for 2 Orchestras , 1958
  • Cello sonata , 1958
  • Ecossaise for orchestra, 1959
  • Nocturnal for 11 solo voices, 1959
  • Fanfares and Variants for organ, 1960
  • Piano concerto No. 2 , 1960; 1967; 1987
  • A Testament of War for baritone and small instrumental ensemble, 1961
  • Arias for Small Orchestra , 1962
  • Sextet for flute, two clarinets, violin, cello and piano, 1962
  • Sonatas and Variants for ten wind instruments, 1963
  • The Chaining of Prometheus for wind instruments and percussion, 1963
  • Nocturnes with Cadenzas for piano, 1963
  • Cantos for orchestra, 1964
  • Concerto for Organ and Small Orchestra , 1964
  • Brass Quintet , 1964
  • Sonata notturna for horn and piano, 1965
  • Aubade for organ, 1965
  • Dialogues for coloratura soprano and small instrumental ensemble, 1965
  • Threnos - In Time of War for organ, 1966
  • Flute Sonata , 1966
  • The Royal Hunt of the Sun , Opera, 1966-1968; 1975
  • Agamemnon, dramatic narrative , 1967-1969
  • Pharsalia, dramatic commentary , 1968
  • Circus for two trumpets and orchestra, 1969
  • Alastor for orchestra, 1970
  • Voyage for horn and chamber orchestra, 1970
  • Paraphrase of the Music for Organs in Epitaph for this World and Time , 1970
  • Epitaph for This World for three choirs and three organs, 1970
  • Violin concerto No. 2, Amphion , 1971
  • Palinodes for piano, 1972
  • The Cataline Conspiracy , Opera, 1972-1973
  • Commedia, concerto , 1973
  • Sonata for piano, 1973
  • Sonata for piano, 1973
  • Roman Music for Organ, 1973
  • The Golden Sequence for choir, congregation and organ, 1973
  • Te Deum for Chorus for wood and brass instruments and percussion, 1973–74
  • Quintet for Clarinet & String Quartet No. 2, Sea Music , 1974
  • Cello Sonata , 1974
  • Violin Sonata , 1974
  • Aurora for orchestra, 1975
  • A Vision of Canopus for organ, 1975
  • The Alexandrian Sequence for chamber orchestra, 1976
  • Tamburlaine , lyric drama, 1976
  • Hyperion for clarinet, horn, violin, cello and piano, 1977
  • Spirits of the Air for bass trombone, 1977
  • Anna Karenina , Opera, 1977–1978
  • Requiem for choir, 1979
  • Mass for choir, 1980
  • Vespers for choir, two pianos, harp and percussion, 1980
  • Dick Whittington , Lyric Comedy, 1980–81
  • Symphony No. 3, Spring , 1981
  • Symphony No. 4 , 1981
  • The Morning Watch for choir and ten wind instruments, 1981
  • The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Mark for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, choir and orchestra, 1982
  • Lancelot , Opera, 1982-1983
  • Raleigh's Dream , Opera, 1983
  • Octet No. 2 for Winds , 1983
  • String Quartet , 1984
  • String Quartet , 1984
  • The Bright Heavens Sounding for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, choir and instrumental ensemble, 1985
  • Prometheus for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, choir and orchestra, 1986
  • Paris de Crepuscule a l'aube for voice and orchestra or piano, 1986
  • Lefardin de Monet for piano, 1986
  • Le Tombeau de Bach for organ, 1986
  • La Mort de Phedre for voice and orchestra, 1987
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth , Opera, 1990
  • London's Fair , Opera, 1992

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personal data
SURNAME Hamilton, Iain
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 2000