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William Alwyn

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A Leave-Taking (1)
A Night to Remember (1)
Aphrodite in Aulis - An Eclogue for Small Orchestra, after George Moore (1)
Autumn Legend (3)
Ballade (2)
Bicycle Ride (1)
Blackdown: A Tone Poem from the Surrey Hills (1)
Chaconne for Tom (2)
Cinderella (1)
Clarinet Sonata (1)
Concerto Grosso no.1 in B flat major (1)
Concerto Grosso no.2 in G major (2)
Concerto Grosso no.3 (1)
Concerto for Flute and Eight Wind Instruments (1)
Concerto for Flute and Wind (orch. John McCabe) (1)
Concerto for Oboe and Harp (1)
Contes Barbares (Homage to Paul Gaugin) (1)
Conversations (1)
Crepuscule (1)
Derby Day (2)
Desert Victory: Suite (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
Desert Victory: Suite (1)
Elizabethan Dances (2)
Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion (1)
Fantasia (String Quartet no.12) (1)
Fantasy Waltzes (2)
Festival March (2)
Flute Sonata (1)
Folk Songs (2) (1)
Folk Tunes (2) (1)
Fortune is a Woman (1)
Funeral Rites for the Death of an Artist (1)
Geordie: Suite (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
Geordie: Suite (1)
Green Girdle (1)
Harp Concerto, 'Lyra Angelica' (2)
Haze of Noon (1)
Hunter's Moon (1)
In Search of the Castaways: Suite (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
In Search of the Castaways (2)
Invocations (2)
Irish Pieces (2) (1)
Irish Tunes (7) (2)
Lyra Angelica (1)
Manchester Suite (from 'A City Speaks') (1)
Mermaid's Song (composed for 'Miranda') (1)
Mirages (3)
Miss Julie Suite (arr. P Lane) (1)
Miss Julie (2)
Movements (1)
Naiades: Fantasy-Sonata for flute and harp (5)
Night Thoughts (2)
Nocturnes (6) (2)
Novelette (2)
Oboe Sonata (3)
Odd man Out Suite (arr. Christopher Palmer) (1)
Odd man out (1)
On Approval: Suite (1)
Overture to a Masque (1)
Pastoral Fantasia (1)
Penn of Pennsylvania: Suite (1)
Piano Concerto no.1 (2)
Piano Concerto no.2 (1)
Piece for piano (1)
Preludes (5) (1)
Preludes (12) (3)
Rhapsody (3)
Saturday Island (1)
Seascapes (3)
Serenade (1)
Shake Hands with the Devil: Suite (1)
Sinfonietta for Strings (2)
Slum Song (2)
Sonata Impromptu (2)
Sonata alla toccata (2)
Sonatina for violin and piano (3)
Sonatina no.2 (1)
Songs (3) (1)
Songs (5) from 'Songs of Innocence' (1)
State Secret: Suite (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
State Secret: Suite (1)
String Quartet no.1 in D minor (2)
String Quartet no.2 'Spring Waters' (2)
String Quartet no.3 (3)
String Quartet no.6 in E minor (1)
String Quartet no.7 in A major (1)
String Quartet no.8 in D minor (1)
String Quartet no.9 in one movement (1)
String Quartet no.10 'En Voyage' (1)
String Quartet no.11 in B minor (1)
String Quartet no.13 (1)
String Trio (1)
Suite for Oboe and Harp (1)
Suite of Scottish Dances (1)
Svengali (1)
Swiss Family Robinson: Suite (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
Swiss Family Robinson: Suite (1)
Symphony no.1 (3)
Symphony no.2 (2)
Symphony no.3 (4)
Symphony no.4 (2)
Symphony no.5 'Hydriotaphia' (3)
Take My Life (1)
The Black Tent: Suite (1)
The Card: Suite (1)
The Crimson Pirate: Overture (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
The Crimson Pirate: Overture (1)
The Cure for Love (2)
» Waltz
The Fallen Idol: Suite (arr. Christopher Palmer) (1)
The History of Mr Polly: Suite (arr. Christopher Palmer) (1)
The History of Mr Polly: Suite (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
The Innumerable Dance - An English Overture (1)
The Magic Box: Suite (1)
The Magic Island (3)
The Master of Ballantrae: Suite (1)
The Million Pound Note: Waltz (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
The Million Pound Note: Waltz (1)
The Moor of Venice (arr. P Lane for Orchestra) (1)
The Rake's Progress (arr. Christopher Palmer) (1)
The Rake's Progress (1)
The Rocking Horse Winner (1)
The Running Man: Suite (1)
The Ship That Died of Shame: main titles (1)
The True Glory: March (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
The True Glory: March (1)
The Way Ahead: March (arr. Mark Ellerby) (1)
The Way Ahead: March (1)
The weather vane (1)
They Flew Alone: Suite (1)
Tragic Interlude (1)
Viola Sonatina (1)
Violin Concerto (2)
Violin Sonatina (2)
Water Lilies (1)
Winter Poems (3) (3)
Wood Magic (2)

William Alwyn CBE, born William Alwyn Smith (7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher.

William Alwyn was born in Northampton, where he showed an early interest in music and began to learn to play the piccolo. At the age of 15 he entered the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied flute and composition. He was a virtuoso flautist and for a time was a flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra. Alwyn served as professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music from 1926 to 1955.

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Recent Alwyn releases

Shadow Dances: British Works for Flute and Piano
Shadow Dances: British Works for Flute and Piano

£14.49

(Chandos)

Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum: 2022 Festival
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum: 2022 Festival

£13.25

(Danacord)

The Fabulous Sir John: A Second Tribute to Sir John Manduell
The Fabulous Sir John: A Second Tribute to Sir John Manduell

£11.88

(Divine Art)

One Hundred Years of British Song Vol.2: Rawsthorne, Bush, Alwyn, Carwithen, Maconchy
One Hundred Years of British Song Vol.2: Rawsthorne, Bush, Alwyn, Carwithen, Maconchy

£13.25

(Somm)

Crepuscule: English Music for Flute, Viola and Harp
Crepuscule: English Music for Flute, Viola and Harp

£13.25

(EM Records)

English Song Collection
English Song Collection

£80.70

(Naxos)

Phoenix: Music for Oboe and Piano
Phoenix: Music for Oboe and Piano

£13.25

(EM Records)

Pan + Apoll: Water Music for Flute and Harp
Pan + Apoll: Water Music for Flute and Harp

£13.25

(Haenssler Classic)

Music for Stage and Screen
Music for Stage and Screen

£13.25

(Albion Records)

Dionysus & Apollo: Music for Flute and Harp
Dionysus & Apollo: Music for Flute and Harp

£8.50

(Brilliant Classics)

Alwyn - Miss Julie
Alwyn - Miss Julie

£28.98

(Chandos)

British Violin Sonatas Vol.3: Bowen, Ireland, Alwyn, Brown, Coates
British Violin Sonatas Vol.3: Bowen, Ireland, Alwyn, Brown, Coates

£14.49

(Chandos)

Alwyn - String Quartets 6-9
Alwyn - String Quartets 6-9

£13.25

(Lyrita)

British Violin Sonatas
British Violin Sonatas

£13.25

(Somm)