Tuesday, November 1, 2022

TDCM: November 1st - Kenneth Leighton

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)


Bio

Kenneth Leighton was born in Yorkshire. He excelled in his studies and double-majored in the Classics and Music at Queen's College, Oxford. He was assisted along the way by Gerald Finzi and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He held several teaching posts around England, concluding his career as the Reid Professor of Music in Edinburgh. He was prolific and successful as both a composer and educator.

Music

Symphony No. 1


Symphony No. 2 "Sinfonia Mistica"


Concerto for String Orchestra


Metamorphoses for Violin & Piano


Six Studies "Study Variations"


Symphony No. 3 "Laudes musicae"


Works for Cello and Piano



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