- Stephen Dodgson
Stephen Dodgson (born
17 March 1924 ) is a Britishcomposer .Biography
During
World War II , he served in theRoyal Navy . From 1947 to 1949, Dodgson studied at theRoyal College of Music , where he later taught composition. In 1950, he visitedItaly on a travelling scholarship, after which he taught in various schools and colleges for a number of years. From 1957 he has broadcast regularly on BBC Radio.Dodgson has written music covering a number of genres, but he is perhaps best known for his
guitar music. In addition to a large number of solo works, this includes ensemble pieces and two concertos. Guitarists who have had works dedicated to them by Dodgson includeJulian Bream ,Gabriel Estarellas ,Angelo Gilardino ,Nicola Hall , John Williams, theEden-Stell Duo and the Fragnito-Matarazzo Duo.Dodgson is related to
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), and is his closest living relative to have the surname Dodgson.elected works
Orchestral
*"Concerto No. 1 for Guitar and Orchestra" (1956)
*"The Mikado (Overture)" (1962)
*"Concerto No. 2 for Guitar and Orchestra" (1972)
*"Last of the Leaves" (1975) for bass, clarinet and strings
*"Duo Concerto for Violin, Guitar and Strings" (1990)
*"Concerto for Flute and Strings" (1991)
*"Concertino for 2 Guitars and Strings" (1998)Guitar ensemble
*"Personent Hodie" (1981)
*"Divertissement" (1983) for violin and guitar ensemble
*"Hymnus de Sancto Stephano" (1983) for soprano and guitar ensemble
*"The Selevan Story" (1992) for flute, violin, guitar duo and guitar ensemble
*"Watersmeet" (2002)Chamber
*"Pastoral Sonata" (1953; rev. 1959 & 1998) for flute, cello and guitar
*"Suite" (1957) for brass septet
*"Duo" (1958) for flute and harp
*"Four Poems of John Clare" (1962) for voice and guitar
*"Sonata" (1963) for brass quintet
*"String Trio No. 2" (1964)
*"Piano Trio No. 1" (1967)
*"Duo Concertante" (1968) for guitar and harpsichord
*"Suite in D" (1972) for oboe and harpsichord
*"Piano Trio No. 2" (1973)
*"Quintet" (1973) for guitar and string quartet
*"Duo" (1974) for cello and guitar
*"Shine and Shade" (1975) for recorder and harpsichord/piano
*"Dialogues" (1976) for guitar and harpsichord
*"Bagatelles" (1977) for four clarinets
*"London Lyrics" (1977) for voice and guitar
*"Follow the Star" (1979) for three guitars
*"Capriccio" (1980) for flute and guitar
*"Quatre rondeaux de Charles d'Orléans" (1982) for soprano and harpsichord
*"Sonata for Three" (1982) for flute, viola and guitar
*"In Search of Folly" (1986) for flute and guitar
*"Fantasia for Six Brass" (1987)
*"Promenade I" (1988) for two guitars
*"Pastourelle" (1992) for two guitars
*"Riversong" (1994) for two guitars
*"Five Penny Pieces" (1995)
*"Daphne to Apollo" (1997) for voice and guitar
*"Echoes of Autumn" (1998) for viola and guitar
*"High Barbaree" (1999) for recorder, guitar and harpsichord
*"Piano Trio No. 3" (2000)
*"Venus to the Muses" (2002) for soprano, recorder, bassoon and harpsichord
*"Warbeck Trio" (2002) for recorder, bassoon and harpsichordolo guitar
*"Partita No. 1" (1963)
*"Studies" (1965)
*"Fantasy-Divisions" (1969)
*"Partita No. 2" (1976)
*"Legend" (1977)
*"Merlin" (1978)
*"Etude-Caprice" (1980)
*"Partita No. 3" (1981)
*"Stemma" (1988)
*"Three Attic Dances" (1989)
*"Partita No. 4" (1990)
*"The Midst of Life" (1994)Other solo instrument
*"Piano Sonata No. 1" (1959)
*"Piano Sonata No. 2" (1975)
*"Piano Sonata No. 3" (1983)
*"Piano Sonata No. 4" (1987)
*"Piano Sonata No. 5" (1992)
*"Piano Sonata No. 6" (1994)
*"Inventions" for harpsichord
*"The Faery Beam Upon You" (1994) for alto flute
*"Bagatelles for Piano" (1998)External links
* [http://www.claudiorecords.com/dodge_3.html Piano Trios & Bagatelles Bernard Roberts Piano Trio]
* [http://www.claudiorecords.com/dodge_1.html Piano Sonatas Volume 1 Bernard Roberts]
* [http://www.claudiorecords.com/dodge_2.html Piano Sonatas Volume 2 Bernard Roberts]
* [http://www.cadenza-music.com/Scripts/cp_dodgson.asp Biography on Cadenza Music]
* [http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/dodgson Stephen Dodgson on Classical Composers' Database]
* [http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/43/person Biography on ABRSM publishing]
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