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Artist
Anthony Hedges
12+ albums
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about
Anthony Hedges - (born 5 March 1931) is an English composer whose output covers most musical genres. His orchestral music includes two symphonies, a Sinfonia Concertante, concertinos for Flute, Horn, Trumpet, Bassoon, Variations on a theme of Rameau, together with a substantial number of light music compositions. Works for chorus and orchestra include Bridge for the Living, (for which Philip Larkin wrote the text), The Temple of Solomon (a Huddersfield Choral Society commission), The Lamp of Liberty, (commissioned by Hull Philharmonic Orchestra for the Wilberforce bicentennary), I Sing the Birth (Canticles for Christmas) together with a number of large-scale works for massed junior choirs and orchestra which have been widely performed. Hedges' chamber music output is extensive, from solo to ensemble works and his vocal compositions are equally numerous and varied. He has also published a considerable amount of educational music. Often regarded primarily as a light music composer due to the large number of recordings of his light orchestral music, such works in fact represent only a small portion of his overall output. During his working life Hedges was a music lecturer as well as a composer, firstly at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music in Glasgow, Scotland (1957-62) and subsequently at The University of Hull (1962-94) where he was awarded an Hon.DMus. During his time in Glasgow he also contributed regular reviews and articles on music to The Glasgow Herald, The Scotsman,
top songs
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Heigham Sound: Overture
372Kingston Sketches, Op. 36: Waltz: Whitefriargate
273Hedges: An Ayrshire Serenade, Op.42 (1971) - 1. Allegro moderato
234Cantilena
235Hornpipe Rondo
1864 Breton Sketches: Waltz: St. Lunaire
1874 Breton Sketches: Nocturne: Sables D'or
1884 Miniature Dances: Fiona's Fancy
1894 Miniature Dances: Simon's Samba
1610An Ayrshire Serenade, Op.42 (1971): 1. Allegro moderato
16albums
Hedges: Four Breton Sketches / Cantilena
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Light Classical
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Best of British Light Music
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British Light Music Premieres, Vol. 6
Anthony Hedges: Scenes from the Humber
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The British Light Music Collection 1
Four Breton Sketches / Cantilena (RTE Sinfonietta feat. conductor: Anthony Hedges)
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Hedges: Kingston Sketches, Op. 36, 4 Breton Sketches, Op. 79 & Other Orchestral Works
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Piano Exam Pieces 2021 & 2022, ABRSM Grade 3
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The Best Of British Light Music
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The Best Of British Light Music (5 CDs)
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British Celebration 2