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Alun Hoddinott. Alun Hoddinott CBE (11 August 1929 – 12 March 2008) was a Welsh composer of classical music, one of the first to receive international recognition.
The Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott died on March 12th in hospital in Swansea at the age of 78 after an illness of several months. Born in Bargoed, Glamorgan in August 1929, his death brought to an end the extraordinarily prolific life of one of the most gifted British composers of the twentieth
16 de fev. de 2020 · Alun Hoddinott is widely regarded as one of the most significant composers of his generation with a prolific output covering all major musical forms - nine symphonies (the eighth, for brass and percussion which premiered in Cardiff in September 1993), over fifteen concertante works, ten piano sonatas, five violin sonatas, three ...
Occupation: composer and teacher. Area of activity: Education; Music. Author: Rhidian Griffiths. Alun Hoddinott was born in Bargoed on 11 August 1929, the son of a schoolteacher, Thomas Ivor Hoddinott, and his wife Gertrude (née Jones).
29 de mai. de 2024 · Alun Hoddinott was a musician of remarkable talent and vision. Following his appointment as Professor and Head of the Music Department at University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University) in 1967, he built on the strong foundations laid by Professor Joseph Morgan and his predecessors and set about projecting the Department into ...
Alun Hoddinott, CBE, composer, was born on 11 August 1929. He died on 12 March 2008, aged 78. When Alun Hoddinott was 75, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales celebrated his birthday with a year long season of his works.
As former Professor of Music at University College, Cardiff, and Artistic Director of the Cardiff Festival, he had considerable influence in awakening interest in contemporary music in South Wales. Alun Hoddinott died in Wales in March 2008 at the age of 78. (OUP Music)
