William Francis McBeth

William Francis McBeth (born March 9, 1933 in Lubbock , Texas , † January 6, 2012 in Arkadelphia , Arkansas ) was an American composer and conductor .

Live and act

McBeth completed his studies at Hardin-Simmons University , the University of Texas and the Eastman School of Music , Rochester , New York . His professors include Howard Hanson , Clifton Williams, and Bernard Rogers . From 1957 he worked at the Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas . He was also the conductor of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in Little Rock . In 1963 he received the Howard Hanson Prize for his Third Symphony . As a guest conductor he has directed orchestras in Germany, France, Italy, England, Scotland, Iceland, Canada and Japan.

Works

Works for orchestra

Symphonies

• 1955 Symphony No. 1 , opus 7
• 1956 Symphony No. 2 , opus 10
• 1963 Symphony No. 3 , opus 27
• 1969 Symphony No. 4 , opus 49A

Other orchestral works

• 1956 Suite on a Biblical Event , opus 8
• 1956 Overture for Orchestra , opus 9
• 1957 Pastorale , for woodwinds and strings, opus 11
• 1960 Pastorale and Allegro , opus 21
• 1961 Allegro Agitato , opus 24
• 1963 Quanah , opus 29
• 1974 Grace, Prelude and Response , opus 53
• 1974 The Badlands , opus 54A
• 1975 Kaddish , opus 57A

Works for wind orchestra

• 1954 Orfadh , opus 3
• 1954 Divertimento for Band , opus 4
• 1959 Cavata , opus 17
• 1960 Second Suite for Band , opus 20
• 1961 Narrative , opus 23
• 1961 Chant and Jubilo , opus 25
• 1963 Mosaic , opus 29A
• 1964 Reflections Past , opus 30
• 1964 Joyant Narrative , opus 34
• Two fanfares
  1. 1959 Thaxton Fanfare, opus 16
  2. 1964 Cooper Fanfare, opus 32
• 1965 Battaglia , opus 36
• Two Symphonic Fanfares
  1. 1965 Jenkins Fanfare, opus 35
  2. 1966 TCU Fanfare, opus 38
• 1966 Cantique and Faranade , opus 39
• 1967 Texas Tech Fanfare , for two wind bands, opus 43
• Symphonic Sounds for the Field
  1. 1967 Bowie Fanfare, opus 41
  2. 1968 Fredericksburg Fanfare, opus 45
• 1967 Masque , opus 44
• Big Sounds for young bands
  1. 1967 Weiss Fanfare, opus 42
  2. 1968 Jayton Fanfare, opus 46
• 1969 Drammatico , opus 48
• 1969 Divergents , opus 49
• 1971 The Seventh Seal , opus 50
• 1973 Festive Centennial , opus 51
• 1973 To be Fed by Ravens , opus 52
• 1974 Capriccio Concertant , opus 54
• 1975 Kaddish for Symphonic Band , opus 57
• 1976 New Canaan , opus 58
• 1977 Canto , opus 61
• 1979 Caccia , opus 62
• 1979 Cavata , opus 63
• 1981 The Feast of Trumpets , opus 64
• 1981 Grace Prelude , opus 65
• 1982 Flourishes , opus 66
• 1983 Praises , opus 70
• 1984 Beowulf - An Heroic Trilogy , opus 71
• 1986 To the Unknowns , opus 73
• 1986 With Sounding Trumpets , opus 74
• 1987 The Fifth Trumpeter , opus 75
• 1988 They Hung Their Harps in the Willows , opus 77
• 1990 Of Sailors and Whales , opus 78
  1. Ishmael
  2. Queequeg
  3. Father Mapple
  4. Ahab
  5. The White Whale
• 1991 Drayton Hall Esprit , opus 79
• 1992 Daniel in the Lion's Den , opus 80
• 1992 This Land Of El Dorado , opus 81
• 1993 Wine From These Grapes , opus 83
• 1993 Through Countless Halls of Air , opus 84
  1. First Flight - Daedalus And Icarus,
  2. Kitty Hawk - Orville And Wilbur,
  3. High Flight - BeeGee and the Blackbird
• Come Wandering Shepherds
• Eulogies by the Bard of Great Falls
• Fanfare "The Lions of North Bridge"
• Lauds and Tropes
  1. Laud I, II.
  2. Trope I, III.
  3. Laud II, IV.
  4. Trope II, V.
  5. Laud III
• Tenebrae
• The Gathering of the Waters
• When Honor Whispers And Shouts

Books and writings

• 1972 Effective Performance of Band Music
• 1979 New Theories of Theory

Web links

• George Keck: William Francis McBeth (1933-2012) ; Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ obituary in smcpublications.com ( Memento of 11 January 2012 at the Internet Archive ), accessed 7 January 2012
2. ^ Obituary ( Memento from August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), World Renowned Composer, HSU Distinguished Alumnus, HSU Hall of Leaders Inductee Dies - Hardin-Simmons University