Alison Bauld
Alison Margaret Bauld | |
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| Born | 7 May 1944 |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Author |
Alison Margaret Bauld (born 7 May 1944) is an Australian writer and composer who lives and works in London, England.
Biography
[edit]Bauld was born in Sydney and studied piano with Alexander Sverjensky at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music.[1] She also studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and toured as a Shakespearian actress for a year before graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Sydney.[2] She continued her education in England through a university scholarship, studying composition with Elisabeth Lutyens and Hans Keller and graduated with a doctorate in composition from the University of York in 1974.[3][4]
After completing her education, Bauld worked as a composer and music teacher. Her works have been performed internationally, and she has received a Gulbenkian Dance Award for composition.[5]
Works
[edit]Selected works include:
- Van Diemen's land, choral fantasy for mezzo-soprano, bass, 2 tenors, baritones, male speaker and a cappella chorus
- Dear Emily, music theatre for actress/soprano and harp or piano. Text by William Blake and Alison Bauld
- Nell, ballad opera
- Farewell Already, adaptation from Richard III
- Banquot's Buried, music theatre
- Where Should Othello Go for tenor/baritone and piano
- Pluto, theatrical chamber work for soprano, female chorus and instruments
- No More of Love, song for soprano and piano
- Play Your Way, three volume piano tutor
- Van Diemen's Land for a cappella choir[5]
Bauld has also published a novel:
- Mozart's Sister (Autumn 2005) Alcina Press
References
[edit]- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Pendle, Karin (1991). Women & music: a history.
- ^ "Alison Bauld (b. 1944)". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Lebrecht, Norman (1996). The companion to 20th-century music.
- ^ a b "Alison Bauld:Represented Artist". Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Australian classical composers
- Alumni of the University of York
- Australian expatriates in England
- Australian music educators
- Australian women classical composers
- Australian women music educators
- Musicians from Sydney
- National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni
- University of Sydney alumni
- 20th-century Australian women composers
- 21st-century Australian women composers
- 21st-century Australian composers