Madeleine Winefride Isabelle Dring

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Born: 1923 — London — England
Died: 1977England
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Dring songs

A two-cd set of Songs of Madeleine will be released shortly by Cambria Music. All six of the Thames volumes are included in this album.

[by “Anonymous” on 2012-07-05 14:34:26]
Web resources

There is now a website dedicated to Madeleine.
www.madeleinedring.com
You can also purchase previously unpubished songs and piano works

[by “Anonymous” on 2009-06-08 10:14:16]

Music

Instrumental and vocal

  • "Italian Dance" (1960) Oboe and Piano
  • "Fantasy Sonata"(1938), piano and clarinet
  • "3 Fantastic Variations on Lilliburlero"(1948), two pianos
  • "Jig" (1948), piano
  • "Prelude and Toccata" (1948), piano
  • "Tarantelle" (1948), piano duet
  • 3 Shakespeare Songs (1949)
  • "Festival Scherzo" (1951), piano and string orchestra;
  • Sonata for two pianos (1951)
  • "Thank you, Lord" (1953), vocal, text L. Kyme
  • "March: for the New Year" (1954), piano
  • "Caribbean Dance (Tempo Tobago)" (1959), piano duet or solo
  • "Dance Suite" (1961), piano
  • "Polka" (1962), oboe and piano
  • "Colour Suite" (1963), piano;
  • The Pigtail (1963) vocal duet, text A. von Chamisso
  • "Danza gaya" (1965), two pianos or oboe and piano
  • Dedications (1967), vocal setting of 5 poems by R. Herrick
  • 3 Dances (1968), piano
  • Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano (1968)
  • 4 Night Songs (1976), vocal, text M. Armstrong
  • 5 Betjeman Songs (1976), vocal
  • "Valse française" (1980), solo or duo piano
  • 3 Pieces: WIB Waltz, Sarabande, Tango (1983), flute and piano
  • "Waltz" (1983), oboe and piano
  • Suite (1984), harmonica and piano (later arranged by Peter Lord for oboe)
  • Trio for oboe, bassoon, and harpsichord (1986)

Theatre, drama, and television

  • The Emperor and the Nightingale (1941), incidental music
  • Tobias and the Angel (1946), incidental music
  • Somebody’s Murdered Uncle (1947), incidental music for BBC radio
  • Waiting for ITMA (1947), ballet for BBC TV
  • The Wild Swans (1950), children’s play
  • The Fair Queen of Wu (1951), dance-drama for BBC TV
  • The Marsh Kings’s Daughter (1951), children’s play
  • Airs on a Shoestring (1953), musical revue
  • Pay the Piper (1954), musical revue
  • From Here and There (1955), musical revue
  • Fresh Airs (1955), musical revue
  • Child’s Play (1958), musical revue
  • The Buskers (1959), incidental music
  • Little Laura (1960) cartoon series music for BBC TV
  • The Jackpot Question (1961), incidental music for Associated TV
  • Four to the Bar (1961), musical revue
  • The Whisperers (1961), incidental music for Associated TV
  • The Provok’d Wife (1963), incidental music
  • The Lady and the Clerk (1964), incidental music for Associated TV
  • I Can Walk Where I Like, Can’t I? (1964), incidental music for Associated TV
  • When the Wind Blows (1965), incidental music for Associated TV
  • Helen and Edward and Henry (1966), incidental music for Associated TV
  • Variation on a Theme (1966), incidental music for Associated TV
  • The Real Princess (1971), ballet, 2 pianos
  • Cupboard Love, opera

[The above list was adapted from WikiPedia.]

Life

English composer and actress Madeleine Dring studied composition with Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, and Gordon Jacob.

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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(1814) Ludwig van Beethoven: Premiere of Fidelio (final version), in Vienna, Austria, with Beethoven conducting.
(1971) Gottfried von Einem: Premiere of Der Besuch der Alten Dame, in Vienna, Austria.
(1988) Gottfried von Einem: Premiere of Symphony no. 4, in Vienna, Austria.
(1989) Peter Wallin: First performance of "Don´t ever do that again!!!", in Helsingborg, Sweden.
(2002) Peter Wallin: First performance of "Peace Song", in Billund, Denmark.

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Sheet music for Dring

[details ←] Four Duets, piano,
[details ←] Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano, piano, oboe, flute,
[details ←] Five Betjeman Songs, piano, vocal,
[details ←] American Dance, piano,
[details ←] 3 Piece Suite, piano, oboe,
[details ←] Waltz Finale, piano,
[details ←] Italian Dance, piano, oboe,
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