Thomas Pitfield

Thomas Baron Pitfield (born April 5, 1903 in Bolton , † November 11, 1999 in Bowdon ) was an English composer, painter, craftsman and book illustrator.

life and work

Thomas Pitfield was initially self-taught as a composer. In 1925 and 1926 he studied piano, cello and harmony at the Royal Manchester College of Music with Thomas Keighley , Frank Merrick and Carl Fuchs . He later received a scholarship to study arts and carpentry at the Bolton School of Art .

After completing his teacher training, he first became a Master of Art at Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton . As a pacifist, he joined the British non-governmental organization Peace Pledge Union . During the Second World War, he applied for conscientious objection to conscientious objection and was able to continue teaching. From 1947 to 1972 he worked as a composition teacher at his former training facility, the Royal Manchester College of Music . David Ellis , John Golland , John McCabe , John Ogdon and Ronald Stevenson were among his students.

From 1986 to 1993 he wrote his three-volume autobiography. Pitfield was active in the visual arts and as a composer until his 1990s.

As a composer, Thomas Pitfield was influenced by Ralph Vaughan Williams , Percy Grainger and Frederick Delius . He was extremely productive. His compositions include collections of miniatures for learners and amateurs, a sinfonietta with five movements, a trio for flute, oboe and piano, concertos for piano, violin, recorder and percussion, a xylophone sonata, an oboe sonata, and solo works for accordion, harp and harmonica. One focus of his work was in the field of songs and choirs, i.e. vocal music. He also dealt with youth music.

literature

John B. Turner: Pitfield, Thomas B (aron). In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Nicolas Slonimsky : Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians . Pitfield, Thomas Baron. 7th edition. Oxford University Press, London, New York, Toronto 1984, ISBN 0-19-311335-X , pp. 1782 .
Pitfield, Thomas Baron . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 415 .
Pitfield, Thomas Baron . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 385 .

Web links

Literature by and about Thomas Pitfield in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual references and comments

↑ The article is largely based on the article of the same name in the English language Wikipedia. The version history of the English-language article is integrated in the German-language article.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e John B. Turner. Thomas Pitfield.
^ Nicolas Slonimsky. Thomas Pitfield.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Riemann Music Lexicon. 1959. Thomas Pitfield.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m English-language Wikipedia. Thomas Pitfield.

personal data
SURNAME	Pitfield, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pitfield, Thomas Baron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English composer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bolton (Greater Manchester)
DATE OF DEATH	November 11, 1999
Place of death	Bowdon (Greater Manchester)

[1] The article is largely based on the article of the same name in the English language Wikipedia. The version history of the English-language article is integrated in the German-language article.

[:2-2] John B. Turner. Thomas Pitfield.

[3] Nicolas Slonimsky. Thomas Pitfield.

[:1-4] Riemann Music Lexicon. 1959. Thomas Pitfield.

[:0-5] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m English-language Wikipedia. Thomas Pitfield.