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Name: William Turner Walton, Sir
Birth Date: March 29, 1902
Death Date: March 8, 1983
Place of Birth: Oldham, England
Place of Death: Ischia, Italy
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: composer

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Biography of William Turner Walton, Sir
491 words, approx. 2 pages
Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983) was one of the principal composers among the enlightened conservatives of 20th-century England. William Walton received his first music lessons from his father, who was a singing teacher. At the age of 10 William...


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Walton, Sir William (Turner)
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(born March 29, 1902, Oldham, Lancashire, Eng.—died March 8, 1983, Ischia, Italy) British composer. His parents were musicians, and he learned to sing and play piano and violin early. He established his reputation at age 19 by setting to jazzy...
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William Walton Information
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Sir William Turner Walton, OM (March 29, 1902–March 8, 1983) was a British composer and conductor. His style was influenced by the works of Stravinsky, Prokofiev and jazz, and is characterized by rhythmic vitality, bittersweet harmony, sweeping...


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The Economist (US)
William Walton.
03/12/1988: 351 words, approx. 1 pages
ONE sunny afternoon in the early 1970s, Sir William Walton and his wife were basking by their pool on the island of Ischia. A scruffy youth appeared and asked in a broad Lancashire accent, "Are you my uncle Willie?" The composer from Oldham...
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Musical Opinion
William Walton: The Selected Letters / William Walton: The Romantic Loner
03/01/2002: 339 words, approx. 1 pages
WILLIAM WALTON: The Selected Letters Edited by Malcolm Hayes Faber & Faber ISBN 0-571-20105-9 L30 WILLIAM WALTON: The Romantic Loner By Humphrey Burton and Maureen Murray OUP ISBN 0-19-816235-9 L25 These are two important books for Walton's legion of admirers in his...
 


 

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