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Kenneth Leighton (02 Oct 1929 - 24 Aug 1988)

Male Person - United Kingdom composer

Recordings by (4)

  1. Paean 5:05 (2002)
  2. A Christmas Caroll 6:26 (15 Feb 2008)
  3. Drop, Drop, Slow Tears ?:?? (2019)
  4. Fantasy on an American Hymn Tune, Op. 70 19:44 (02 Feb 2024)

Credited as (25)

  1. Kenneth Leighton
  2. Kenneth Leighton; City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, John Scott
  3. Kenneth Leighton; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Sarah Fox
  4. Finzi, Leighton; Raphael Wallfisch
  5. Kenneth Leighton; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson, Neil Mackie, Raphael Wallfisch
  6. K. Leighton
  7. Paul Patterson, Kenneth Leighton, Gordon Jacob; Clare Howick, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn
  8. Hindemith, Maxwell Davies, Elgar, Leighton, Bridge, Howells, Tippett, Britten; Simon Preston
  9. Vaughan Williams, Leighton, Howells, Rose, Harris, Harvey; The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  10. Kenneth Leighton; St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, John Scott
  11. Leighton
  12. Leighton; The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton
  13. Kenneth Leighton; Stephen Farr, John Butt, Chloë Hanslip, Nicky Spence
  14. Kenneth Leighton; Stephen Farr, John Butt
  15. Kenneth Leighton; Stephen Farr, Nicky Spence
  16. Kenneth Leighton; Stephen Farr, Chloë Hanslip
  17. Lutyens, Hoddinott, Leighton, Bennett; Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
  18. Finzi, Leighton; Raphael Wallfisch, George Caird, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
  19. Kenneth Leighton; Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Duncan Ferguson
  20. Traditional Gloucestershire Wassail arr. Kenneth Leighton
  21. Leighton; Wells Cathedral Choir, Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir,Matthew Owens
  22. Traditional, arr. Kenneth Leighton
  23. Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Ensemble, Andrew Nethsingha, Conductor & Kenneth Leighton, Composer
  24. Traditional French arr. Kenneth Leighton
  25. Kenneth Leighton, Simon Nieminski, Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh & Matthew Owens

Works (167)

Arranged

  1. Wassail All Over the Town (1964)
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Composed

  1. Symphony for Strings, op. 3 (1948 - 1949)
  2. Symphony for Strings, op. 3: I. Adagio – Allegro molto – Un poco sostenuto – Tempo I – Appassionato – Allegro molto – Un poco sostenuto (1948 - 1949)
  3. Symphony for Strings, op. 3: II. Lento – Poco più mosso e appassionato – Sostenuto – Tempo I – (1948 - 1949)
  4. Symphony for Strings, op. 3: III. Allegro molto e vigoroso – Scherzando – Meno mosso (1948 - 1949)
  5. Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, op. 25 no. 2 (1948)
  6. Suite "Veris Gratia", op. 9 (1950)
  7. Concerto for Violin and Small Orchestra, op. 12: I. Allegro con brio, molto ritmico (1952)
  8. Concerto for Violin and Small Orchestra, op. 12: II. Intermezzo: Moderato con moto, sempre dolce (1952)
  9. Concerto for Violin and Small Orchestra, op. 12: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto e nervoso (1952)
  10. Concerto for Violin and Small Orchestra, op. 12: IV. Epilogo: Lento, molto sostenuto ed intenso (1952)
  11. Concerto for Violin and Small Orchestra, op. 12 (1952)
  12. A Christmas Caroll, op. 21 "What sweeter musick can we bring?" (1953)
  13. Cello Concerto, op. 31: I. Allegro con moto – Meno mosso (1955 - 1956)
  14. Cello Concerto, op. 31: II. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto e ritmico (il più presto possibile) – Moderato e dolce (1955 - 1956)
  15. Cello Concerto, op. 31: III. Lentissimo: molto sostenuto (1955 - 1956)
  16. Cello Concerto, op. 31 (1955 - 1956)
  17. The Star Song, op. 25 no. 1 (1956)
  18. An Ode of the Birth of Our Saviour, op. 25 no. 3 (1956)
  19. Burlesque, op. 19 (1957)
  20. Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense" (1959)
  21. Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense": Nunc dimittis (1959)
  22. Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense": Magnificat (1959)
  23. Concerto for String Orchestra, op. 39: III. Adagio maestoso, alla marcia e largamente – Allegro precipitoso – Ancora più animato – Sempre più animato – Precipitoso – Tempo giusto – Più largo e molto sostenuto – Sempre largo ed alla marcia (1960 - 1961)
  24. Concerto for String Orchestra, op. 39 (1960 - 1961)
  25. Concerto for String Orchestra, op. 39: I. Lento sostenuto – Tempo giusto, sempre sostenuto – Movendosi un poco ma non troppo, sempre sostenuto – Tempo I (1960 - 1961)
  26. Concerto for String Orchestra, op. 39: II. Molto ritmico – Scherzoso – Più animato – Sempre tempo giusto alla fine (1960 - 1961)
  27. Alleluia, Amen (1961)
  28. Drop, drop, slow tears (1961)
  29. Give Me the Wings of Faith (1962)
  30. Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia, op. 41 (1962 - Jan 1963)
  31. Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia, op. 41: I. Prelude (1962 - Jan 1963)
  32. Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia, op. 41: II. Scherzo (1962 - Jan 1963)
  33. Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia, op. 41: III. Passacaglia (1962 - Jan 1963)
  34. Te Deum laudamus (1964)
  35. Te Deum laudamus (1964)
  36. Elegy (1965)
  37. Et Resurrexit, op. 49: I. Theme. Sostenuto, lontano e religioso (1965 - 1966)
  38. Et Resurrexit, op. 49: II. Fantasy. Largo alla marcia (1965 - 1966)
  39. Et Resurrexit, op. 49: III. Fugue. Andante sostenuto (1965 - 1966)
  40. Et Resurrexit, op. 49 (1965 - Aug 1966)
  41. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (1966)
  42. Fanfare (1966)
  43. Paean (1966)
  44. Morning Canticles: Venite (1967)
  45. Morning Canticles: Te Deum laudeamus (1967)
  46. Morning Canticles: Jubilate Deo (1967)
  47. Morning Canticles (1967)
  48. O God, enfold me in the sun (1967)
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Orchestrated

  1. Te Deum laudamus (1966)
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Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL4635347A
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13896515p
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79090069
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79090069
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6qd258w
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1096923
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/123722330

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1904012

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001171618

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/44485607

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1569624

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