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David Bedford

David Bedford

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Birth
Wednesday, August 4, 1937
Hendon, London
England
Groups
England
Modern composers
Film or TV music
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Death
Saturday, October 1, 2011
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England
Age: 
74

Composition list

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Chamber music

Pieces pour Mo: perc.-vibraph.-accordion-3 violins-cello-double bass • (1963) • Chamber music piano-strings
Horse, his Name Was Hunry Fencewaver Walkins (A): guitars • (1973) • Chamber music strings
Five: 2 violins-viola-2 cellos • (1967) • Chamber music strings
With 100 Kazoos: ensemble 100 kazoos • (1971) • Chamber music winds
Pancakes with Butter Maple Syrup and Bacon: brass quintet • (1973) • Chamber music winds
Pentomino: wind quintet • (1968) • Chamber music winds
Fridriof Kennings: saxophone quartet-percussion • (1980) • Chamber music winds
18 Bricks Left on April 21st: 2 guitars électriques • (1967) • Duos instruments identiques
Ones who Walked Away from Omelas (The): 5 woodwinds-gt. élec.-4 cord. • (1976) • Chamber music strings-winds
It's Easier than it Looks: 8 recorders • (1970) • Chamber music various instruments

Concertante music

Jack of Shadows: viola-chamber orchestra • (1973) • Autres pièces concertantes pour alto
Concerto: recorder-strings • (1994) • Flute concertos

Symphonic music

Alleluia Tympanis: orchestra • (1976) • Songs
Symphony 1 • (1984) • Symphony
Symphony 2: concert band • (1984) • Symphony
Symphony: 12 musicians • (1981) • Symphony

Opera and lyrical music

Rime of the Ancient Mariner (The) • (1976) • Chamber operas
Song of the White Horse (The) • (1978) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre

Vocal music

Golden Wine is Drunk (The) • (1974) • Choral pieces isolated
Garden of Love (The) • (1970) • Choral pieces isolated with instruments
Some Bright Stars for Queen's College: ch.-2 melodica-piano-3 fl. • (1970) • Choral pieces isolated with instruments
Dream of the Seven Lost Stars (A) • (1964) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Odyssee (L') • (1976) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Star Clusters, Nebulae and Places in Devon • (1971) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Twelve Hours of Sunset • (1974) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
Come in There, Child • (1968) • Mélodies isolées
Easy Decision (An) • (1972) • Mélodies isolées
O Now the Drenched Land Wakes • (1965) • Mélodies isolées
Some Stars above Magnitude 2.9 • (1971) • Mélodies isolées
Because He Liked to Be AT Home • (1974) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Even Now • (1990) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Music for Albion Moonlight • (1965) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Nurse's Song with Elephants • (1971) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Sad and Lonely Faces • (1972) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
That White and Radiant Legend • (1968) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments
Holy Thursday with Squeakers • (1972) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre
Tentacles of the Dark Nebula (The) • (1969) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomers • (1972) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre
My Mother, my Sister and I • Oeuvres vocales isolées : 2 voix et plus avec orchestre
Poemes • (1963) • Choral pieces collection

Instrumental music

Piece Piano 1 • (1966) • Pièces
In Memoriam: piano • (1986) • Pièces à titre
Sunset over Stac Pollaidh: piano • Pièces à titre
Spillihpnerak: viola • (1972) • Pièces à titre
You Asked for It: guitar • (1969) • Pièces à titre
Backings: saxophone • Pièces à titre
Grand Equatorial: musique electronics • (1993) • Pièces à titre
Toccata: piano • Pièces académiques

Sheet music for David Bedford

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Peter Grimes — Britten-Pears Orchestra; Guildhall Chorus; Opera North Chorus; Oke; Allen; C. Bedford; S. Bedford; Gillett; Holmes; Hu

— 2 listening CDs —
By Britten-Pears Orchestra; Guildhall Chorus; Opera North Chorus; Oke; Allen; C. Bedford; S. Bedford; Gillett; Holmes; Hu. By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). 2 listening CDs. Published by Signum Records (NX.SIGCD348).
Price: $31.00

Seven Chorale Preludes for Easter and Ascension — Michael Bedford

Organ — — Easter, Sacred
Composed by Michael Bedford. Arranged by Michael Bedford. Shawnee Sacred. Easter, Sacred. 24 pages. Shawnee Press #HF5177. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35019498).
Price: $8.00

Partita on "Beach Spring" for Organ — Michael Bedford

Organ — — Sacred
Composed by Michael Bedford. Sacred. 12 pages. Published by Michael Bedford (S0.203757).
Price: $12.00

Ronde for Isolde — David Bedford

Concert Band — — Classical
Composed by David Bedford. Music Sales America. Classical. Music Sales #STM027836. Published by Music Sales (HL.14027753).
Price: $190.00

Canons and Cadenzas — David Bedford

concert band — score and parts —
Composed by David Bedford. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 16:00. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10179).
Price: $110.00

Toccata in D Minor, Piano — David Bedford

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Composed by David Bedford. With Standard notation. Universal Edition #UE016497. Published by Universal Edition (PR.UE016497).
Price: $45.00

Timothy Reynish International Repertoire Recordings, Vol. 10: The Music of David Bedford — The Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra

— CD — Classical
By The Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. By David Bedford. Classical. CD. Naxos #52580-MCD. Published by Naxos (NX.52580-MCD).
Price: $9.00

Toccata For Tristan — David Bedford

Brass Band — Book Only —
Composed by David Bedford. Book Only. Novello & Co Ltd. #MUSNOV360066. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (BT.MUSNOV360066).
Price: $30.00

Ronde For Isolde (Orchestral Score) — David Bedford

Orchestra — Score Only —
Composed by David Bedford. Score Only. Novello & Co Ltd. #MUSNOV951093. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (BT.MUSNOV951093).
Price: $18.00

Symphony No.2 Wind Band — David Bedford

Concert Band — Set (Score & Parts) —
Composed by David Bedford. Set (Score & Parts). Novello & Co Ltd. #MUSNOV090650. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (BT.MUSNOV090650).
Price: $151.00

Find scores for David Bedford at Sheet Music Plus.
Music: 
  • Music Star Clusters, Nebulae and places in Devon
  • Stories from the Dreamtime
  • Songs of the White Horse
  • Orchestrated the orchestral version of Tubular Bells for Mike Oldfield
  • Orchestrated Oldfield’s Killing Field
Biography: 

David Bedford is the brother of Steuart Bedford (the conductor), and grandson of Herbert Bedford (the painter and author) and Liza Lehmann (the composer). His mother was Lesley Duff, who was a member of the English Opera Group just after World War II.

He studied music at The Royal Academy in London, England, and in Venice, Italy.

Bedford is a composer of classical as well as popular music.

Links: 
http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/davidbedford/
Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2011-10-10 16:07.
Last modified: 
2014-06-05 16:08

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