Malcolm Dedman

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Malcolm Dedman (born November 3, 1948 in London ) is an English pianist and composer.

Dedman had piano, violin and singing lessons in his youth. From 1967 to 1971 he studied applied physics at Brunel University in London. 1974-75 he studied composition with Patric Standford at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama . At the Bahá'í Academy for the Arts in Somerset he attended composition courses with Nancy Lee Harper and Lasse Thoresen from 2002–03 . After studying composition with Francis Pott , Paul Robinson and Lawrence Roman , he obtained his master's degree from Thames Valley University in 2005 .

In 1969 Dedman won first prize at the Brent Music and Dance Festival with the Sonata Movement for Piano , in 1974 second prize at the Stroud Festival with To Lesbia and in 1985 second prize at the Rencontres Internationales de Chant Choral with Come Unto Me . From 1975 to 1982 he was tenor in the BBC Symphony Chorus . From 1991 to 2002 he gave private lessons in music theory, composition, keyboard and piano at the Castle School in Thornbury at St. Thomas More Roman Catholic School in Bristol. He has lived in South Africa since 2007, where he has been teaching piano and violin in Middleburg since 2008.

Works

  • Come Unto Me ... (Anthem based on the Gospel of Matthew) for eight mixed voices, 1967, 1984
  • Variations on an Original Theme for Piano, 1973–79, 2008
  • The Word was Made Flesh ( Christmas Cantata ) for speaker, mixed choir, flute, organ and percussion, 1975, 2010
  • String Quartet , 1977-79
  • Concerto for oboe and 13 strings, 1979–80
  • Mosaics for guitar, 1980, 2010
  • Sonatina for viola, 1981, 2009
  • Images of Love (song cycle based on texts by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , William Blake , Janet Dedman and San Juan de la Cruz ) for soprano or tenor and piano, 1982–83
  • Cantus / Conductus for flute, violin, cello and vibraphone, 1983
  • Sonata No. 2 'In Search' for piano, 1984, 2008
  • Variants for flute, 1984, 2010
  • O Son of the Supreme! (Song, text by Bahá'u'lláh) for soprano or tenor and piano, 1986
  • Toccata in the Manner of JS Bach in the 21st Century for piano, 1986, 2000
  • Two Reflections for piano, 1987
  • Ye Dwellers in the Highest Paradise! (Song, text by Bahá'u'lláh) for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and piano, 1989, 2008;
  • Sonata for oboe and piano, 1990–91, 2008
  • Awakening (song, text by Norman Burroughs and Bahá'u'lláh) for mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano, 1992–93, 2007
  • Prelude to Unity for electronic or piano, percussion and string quartet, 1997, 2004
  • Divine Word (Cantata) for baritone, eight mixed voices and thirteen or more strings, 1998, 2009
  • Postscript for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, 1998–99, 2007
  • Waves of One Sea for four percussionists, 1999, 2004
  • What is Earth? for eight mixed voices, 2001
  • Memories of Simona for orchestra, 2003–04;
  • Ceremonial Fanfare for four trumpets, three trombones and tuba, 2004
  • Fanfare Academica for four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba and timpani, 2004
  • Scherzo for violin, viola, cello and piano, 2004
  • Remember (text by Christina Rossetti ) for mixed choir, 2004
  • Corrievrechan - Whirlpool between Jura and Scarba for two pianos, 2004
  • Theme and Variations for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, 2004, 2008
  • Harmony in Diversity for viola and cello, 2005, 2008
  • Messengers of Light (text by Bahá'u'lláh ) for alto or countertenor and large orchestra, 2005
  • Solstice for clarinet, violin and piano, 2006
  • Hidden Duos for small orchestra, 2007
  • Homage to GFH for organ, 2007
  • Transforming Stress for cello and piano, 2008
  • Unchartered Territories for harp and violin, 2008
  • Three Human Attributes for piano four hands, 2008
  • Four Kinds of Love for piano, 2008
  • Reformation for piano, 2009
  • Two Tangos for clarinet, accordion and string quartet, 2009
  • Elegy for the Casualties of War for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, 2009
  • Six Fragments of Time for orchestra, 2009
  • We Will All Sing Hallelujahs! (Text by Keith Bayliss ) for soprano, baritone, mixed choir and small orchestra, 2009
  • Danses Concertantes for 17 or more strings, 2010
  • Four Miniatures in the Manner of Anton Webern for clarinet, violin and piano, 2010
  • Eternal Harmonies for violin and instrumental ensemble, 2010
  • Piano Trio - Trilogy of Universal Gifts for violin, cello and piano, 2010
  • Light of Unity for two cellos and piano, 2010

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personal data
SURNAME Dedman, Malcolm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH London