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'''William''' Turner '''Walton''' (later Sir) (1902-1983) was an [[English]] [[composer]]. As a young man he was taken under the wing of the Sitwell family, supremely influential in the “artistic community at that time. He made his name with “''Façade''”, a sharp, witty and jazzy musical parody to nonsense verses by Edith Sitwell taking off the café and salon “scenes” of the 1920s. It is still performed/recorded in either complete or as a [[suite]] today.
'''William''' Turner '''Walton''' (later Sir) (1902-1983) was an [[English]] [[composer]]. As a young man he was taken under the wing of the Sitwell family, supremely influential in the “artistic community at that time. He made his name with “''Façade''”, a sharp, witty and jazzy musical parody to nonsense verses by Edith Sitwell taking off the café and salon “scenes” of the 1920s. It is still performed/recorded in either complete or as a [[suite]] today.
The Viola Concerto, first performed in 1929 and considered by many as the most important concerto for that instrument in the 20th century, established Walton as a serious composer. The lyricism in that work continued through his life although there is often a sharpness of wit and a naked energy in his writing that exite audiences.
The Viola Concerto, first performed in 1929 and considered by many as the most important concerto for that instrument in the 20th century, established Walton as a serious composer. The lyricism in that work continued through his life although there is often a sharpness of wit and a naked energy in his writing that excite audiences.
He wrote two more concertos, for violin and cello, and two symphonies - the first is considered one of the great symphonies of the century - and the oft-performed [[oratorio]], “''Belshazzar’s Feast''
He wrote two more concertos, for violin and cello, and two symphonies - the first is considered one of the great symphonies of the century - and the oft-performed [[oratorio]], “''Belshazzar’s Feast''
In much of his music, notwithstanding its occasional savagery, there is a lyricism that, although making it part of the European romantic tradition, is firmly and obviously part of the 20th century and distinctively his own. He lived a long life, and, although spending his later years on the island of Ischia, [[Italy]], he became the grand old man of English music. In his obituary in the Musical Times, Christopher Palmer wrote that “''one of the longest and most glorious epochs in English music has come to an end''.”
In much of his music, notwithstanding its occasional savagery, there is a lyricism that, although making it part of the European romantic tradition, is firmly and obviously part of the 20th century and distinctively his own. He lived a long life, and, although spending his later years on the island of Ischia, [[Italy]], he became the grand old man of English music. In his obituary in the Musical Times, Christopher Palmer wrote that “''one of the longest and most glorious epochs in English music has come to an end''.”
[[Category: Composers]]
[[Category: Composers]]
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