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William Lloyd Webber
12+ albums
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William Southcombe Lloyd Webber (11 March 1914, London–29 October 1982, London) was an English organist and composer. The son of William Charles Henry Webber, a self-employed plumber, he was fortunate, from a musical point of view, that his father was a keen organ 'buff' who spent what little money he had travelling to hear various organs in and around the capital. Often he would take his son with him, and before long, young William started to play the organ himself and developed a keen interest that bordered on the obsessional. By the age of 14, William Lloyd Webber had already become a well-known organ recitalist, giving frequent performances at many important churches and cathedrals throughout Great Britain. He won an organ scholarship to Mercers' School, later winning a further scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music where he studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams and gained his FRCO diploma at nineteen. Because there was already another student at the college with the name William Webber, William continued to use his second middle name 'Lloyd' from then on as part of his name. Parallel to his activities as an organist, he began to compose, and several interesting works date from this early period including Fantasy Trio of 1936. Although the second world war interrupted his composition (he was organist and choirmaster at All Saints, Margaret Street, London throughout the war) its ending marked the beginning of Lloyd Webber's most prolific years as a composer.
top songs
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The Moon (version for strings)
1,3332The Moon
5783Lloyd Webber: The Gardens at Eastwell "A Late Summer Impression" (Arr. Soudoplatoff for Violin and Strings)
5724Moon Silver (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano)
3935Invocation
2626Serenade for Strings: II. Romance
2547Serenade for Strings: I. Barcarolle
1658Country Impressions (arr. K. Smith for flute and piano): I. Mulberry Cottage
1119Waltz in E minor
91107 Pieces for piano: 7. Explanation
89albums
Webber: Invocation
And the Bridge Is Love: English Music for Strings
Lloyd Webber: Serenade for Strings / Invocation / Lento / 3 Spring Miniatures / Aurora / Nocturne
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A Tale of Two Cellos
Lloyd Webber: Music of William Lloyd Webber
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Sacred Choral Music of William Lloyd Webber
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English String Miniatures, Vol. 6
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Invocation
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Clarinet Goes to Town
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Within a Dream: A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox
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Lloyd Webber: Serenade for Strings / Invocation / Lento / 3 Spring Miniatures / Aurora / No
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The Expressive Voice of the Flute