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Malcolm Williamson
12+ albums
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Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson AO (honorary), CBE (21 November 1931 – 2 March 2003) was an Australian composer and Master of the Queen's Music from 1975 to 2003. Williamson was born in Sydney and studied composition and horn at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His teachers included Eugene Goossens.[1] In 1950 he moved to London where he worked as an organist, a proofreader, and a nightclub pianist. From 1953 he studied with Elisabeth Lutyens. Williamson was a prolific composer at this time, receiving many commissions and often performed his own works, both on organ and piano. Biography In 1975, the death of Sir Arthur Bliss left the title of Master of the Queen's Music vacant. The selection of Williamson to fill this post was a surprise, over other composers such as Benjamin Britten, Michael Tippett and Malcolm Arnold, such that William Walton had remarked that "the wrong Malcolm" had been chosen.[2] In addition, Williamson was the first non-Briton to hold the post.[3] He wrote a number of pieces connected to his royal post, including Mass of Christ the King (1978) (see below) and Lament in Memory of Lord Mountbatten of Burma (1980). However, controversy attended his tenure, notably his failure to complete the intended "Jubilee Symphony" for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.[4] He became less prolific in "Royal" works during the last twenty years or so of his life, although he never completely ceased to take interest in writing music for
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Travel Diaries, New York: V. Broadway (Midnight)
1252The Brides of Dracula
1213Crescendo
774The Horror Of Frankenstein
695The Masks Of Death - From The Tyburn / Channel Four Television Program
666This Christmas Night
627The Horror Of Frankenstein (End Credits) [From "The Horror Of Frankenstein"]
478Prologue And Main Title
439Williamson: Violin Concerto: II. Vivace
3810Our Man in Havana - Orchestral Suite: II. Passacaglia and Threnody (Allegretto - Poco lento)
38albums
Malcolm Williamson: Travel Diaries, New York: V. Broadway (Midnight)
Malcolm Williamson: Complete Works for Piano
WILLIAMSON: Choral Music
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Malcolm Williamson: Epitaphs
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Williamson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
The Hammer Legacy: The Frankenstein Collection
Williamson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
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Williamson: Organ Music
Watership Down
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Hammer Film Music Collection - Vol. 1
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Requiem: 30 Serene Choral Masterpieces
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Williamson: Third Piano Concerto - Organ Concerto - Sonata for 2 Pianos