William Alwyn

William Alwyn was a British composer, conductor, music educator, university teacher and painter (1905–1985). He was born at Northampton and died at Southwold.

William Alwyn in brief

Born
1905
Died
1985
Known for
composer, conductor, music educator, university teacher, painter, flautist and writer
Place of birth
Northampton
Contents

Catalogued works

48 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1655 to 1994.

Doreen Carwithen (1922–2003), ARAM (Mrs Mary Alwyn), dated 1976, held by Royal Academy of Music, inventory 2003.2548. Mary Alwyn (1922–2003), dated 1978, held by Cambridge University Library, inventory 17. Self Portrait, dated 1978, held by Cambridge University Library, inventory 16. Killers of Kilimanjaro. The True Glory. The Million Pound Note. A Night to Remember. The Master of Ballantrae. Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out. The Mudlark. Saturday Island. The Magic Box. Daybreak in Udi. The Winslow Boy. The Crimson Pirate. Desert Victory. The Naked Edge. Swiss Family Robinson. Fires Were Started. Night of the Eagle. Carve Her Name with Pride. Malta Story. String Quartet No. 3. Escape. The Fallen Idol. Green for Danger. Penn of Pennsylvania. Madeleine. Life for Ruth. Bedevilled. In Search of the Castaways. I Accuse! The October Man. The Way Ahead. I See a Dark Stranger. The Running Man. Third Man on the Mountain. I'll Never Forget You. The Black Tent. Safari. Organic psychiatry : the psychological consequences of cerebral disorder / William Alwyn Lishman., dated 1987, held by Wellcome Collection. Organic psychiatry : the psychological consequences of cerebral disorder / William Alwyn Lishman, BSc, MD, FRCPsych, DPM., dated 1978, held by Wellcome Collection. Bookbindings & other bibliophily : essays in honour of Anthony Hobson / edited by Dennis E. Rhodes ; foreword by Frederick B. Adams., dated 1994, held by Wellcome Collection. The ideas of physical chemistry / by H. McKay and H.A.C. McKay., dated [1934], held by Wellcome Collection. Ferguson-Smith correspondence, Wi, dated 1982-1987, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence regarding possible move to Cambridge arising from visit, dated 8 Jul 1986-31 Jul 1986, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence regarding Ferguson-Smith's move to Cambridge, including formal acceptance, dated 4 Feb 1987-27 Mar 1987, held by Wellcome Collection. Miscellany, English, dated 1655-1910, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Royal Academy of Music: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cambridge University Library: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 15 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Alwyn, William, Oxford Music Online, 2001. <i>Mirages</i> (1970) William Alwyn (1905-85) Text by William Alwyn, New Vocal Repertory, 1994. Alwyn, William (1905–1985), composer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. William Alwyn, 2013. Gerard, 4th Baron, (Robert William Frederick Alwyn Gerard) (23 May 1918–11 July 1992), Who Was Who, 2007.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Organic psychiatry : the psychological consequences of cerebral disorder (1998) — Internet Archive. Father goose : the adventures of a wildlife hero (1997) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 42 catalogued release groups (MusicBrainz). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

William Alwyn studied at Royal Academy of Music. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera and symphony.

Places of work recorded in the authority are United Kingdom. Employment is recorded with Royal Academy of Music.

Works named in the authority record are String Quartet No. 3.

Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Chronology

  1. 1905William Alwyn born at Northampton.
  2. 1976Doreen Carwithen (1922–2003), ARAM (Mrs Mary Alwyn) (Royal Academy of Music).
  3. 1978Mary Alwyn (1922–2003) (Cambridge University Library).
  4. 1978Self Portrait (Cambridge University Library).
  5. 1985William Alwyn died at Southwold.
  6. 1997Father goose : the adventures of a wildlife hero digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1998Organic psychiatry : the psychological consequences of cerebral disorder digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    <i>Mirages</i> (1970) William Alwyn (1905-85) Text by William Alwyn, New Vocal Repertory, 1994

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Alwyn, William (1905–1985), composer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Alwyn, William, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Gerard, 4th Baron, (Robert William Frederick Alwyn Gerard) (23 May 1918–11 July 1992), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    MusicBrainz artist record for William Alwyn

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    William Alwyn, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under William Alwyn as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 15 works naming William Alwyn.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q541685: William Alwyn

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “William Alwyn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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