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David Bedford (04 Aug 1937 - 01 Oct 2011)

Male Person - United Kingdom composer

Releases (9)

Official

Album

  1. Nurses Song With Elephants 1972
  2. Star's End 1974
  3. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1975
  4. The Odyssey 1976
  5. Instructions for Angels 1977
  6. Star Clusters, Nebulae & Places in Devon / The Song of the White Horse 1983
  7. Variations on a Rhythm of Mike Oldfield 1995
  8. My Mother, My Sister And I 1999

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Kevin Ayers & The Whole World
  2. The Coxhill/Bedford Duo

Siblings

  1. Steuart Bedford

Recordings by (48)

  1. It’s Easier Than It Looks 3:09 (1972)
  2. Nurses Song With Elephants 15:50 (1972)
  3. Some Bright Stars for Queens College 3:25 (1972)
  4. Trona 11:54 (1972)
  5. Sad and Lonely Faces 7:19 (1972)
  6. Star's End (Part One) 23:48 (1974)
  7. Star's End (Part Two) 22:54 (1974)
  8. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Part 1 20:32 (1975)
  9. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Part 2 20:38 (1975)
  10. The Phaeacian Games 3:59 (26 Oct 1976)
  11. Penelope's Shroud (III) 1:03 (1976)
  12. The Sirens 10:17 (1976)
  13. Scylla and Charybdis 7:59 (1976)
  14. Penelope's Shroud (IV) 0:48 (1976)
  15. Circe's Island 7:44 (1976)
  16. Penelope's Shroud Completed 0:31 (1976)
  17. The Battle in the Hall 7:54 (1976)
  18. Penelope's Shroud (I) 1:37 (1976)
  19. King Aeolus 4:44 (1976)
  20. Penelope's Shroud (II) 1:20 (1976)
  21. Theme 3:14 (1977)
  22. Variations 1 & 2: 'Wanderers of the Pale Wood' 9:18 (1977)
  23. Variations 3 & 4: 'The Dazzling Burden' & 'Be Music, Night' 9:09 (1977)
  24. Variation 5: 'First Came the Lion Rider' 6:57 (1977)
  25. Variation 6: 'Instructions for Angels' 6:09 (1977)
  26. Finale: 'The Valley-Sleeper, The Children, The Snakes And The Giant' 8:23 (1977)
  27. Wagner’s Ring in One Minute 0:57 (1980)
  28. Star Clusters, Nebulae & Places in Devon 25:03 (1983)
  29. The Song of the White Horse 23:46 (1983)
  30. Great Equatorial (Part 1) 10:29 (1994)
  31. Great Equatorial (Part 2) 10:30 (1994)
  32. Great Equatorial (Part 3) 10:28 (1994)
  33. Great Equatorial (Part 4) 10:29 (1994)
  34. Great Equatorial (Part 5) 10:29 (1994)
  35. Great Equatorial (Part 6) 10:40 (1994)
  36. Variations on a Rhythm of Mike Oldfield 15:49 (1995)
  37. March of the W.S.P.U. (Women's Social and Political Union) 6:15 (1999)
  38. Sylvia Visits Christabel in Paris 4:13 (1999)
  39. Lament for the Martyrs 4:47 (1999)
  40. The Letter Trio 3:32 (1999)
  41. Outbreak of the Gret War - The Split 2:21 (1999)
  42. Sylvia Looks Back on the Past With Sadness and Nostalgia 5:32 (1999)
  43. The Rio Grande 6:35 (19 Jan 2001)
  44. Instructions For Angels 6:06 (19 Jan 2001)
  45. Two Poems for Chorus on Words of Kenneth Patchen: I. O now the drenched land wakes 4:21 (01 Oct 2002)
  46. Two Poems for Chorus on Words of Kenneth Patchen: II. The great birds 8:30 (01 Oct 2002)
  47. Great Equatorial (Part III) 10:27 (11 Nov 2016)
  48. Fridiof Kennings 12:03 ()

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. The Rio Grande 6:35 Mike Oldfield (26 Oct 1976)
  2. Wonderful Land 3:37 Mike Oldfield (31 Oct 1980) additional

Conducted

  1. The Orchestral Hergest Ridge, Part 2 17:10 Mike Oldfield (1974)
  2. The Orchestral Hergest Ridge, Part 1 19:57 Mike Oldfield (1974)
  3. The Orchestral Tubular Bells, Part 1 26:38 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Mike Oldfield (1975)
  4. The Orchestral Tubular Bells, Part 2 24:28 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Mike Oldfield (1975)
  5. Incantations, Part Three 17:00 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)
  6. Incantations, Part Two 19:35 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)
  7. Incantations, Part Four 17:01 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)
  8. Incantations, Part One 19:09 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)

Chorus Master

  1. Incantations, Part Three 17:00 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)
  2. Incantations, Part Two 19:35 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)
  3. Incantations, Part Four 17:01 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)
  4. Incantations, Part One 19:09 Mike Oldfield (24 Nov 1978)
  5. Alone 4:25 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  6. Gabriel’s Oboe 2:14 David Bedford, Barnet Schools' Choir, London Voices, Carlo Romano, Accademia Nazionale Italiana, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roma Sinfonietta, Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra, Ennio Morricone, Incantation (1986)
  7. Miserere 1:00 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  8. On Earth as It Is in Heaven 3:50 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  9. Penance 4:03 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  10. Vita nostra 1:54 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  11. Te Deum Guarani 0:48 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  12. Remorse 2:46 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  13. Asuncion 1:27 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  14. The Mission 2:49 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  15. Climb 1:37 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  16. The Sword 2:00 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  17. Brothers 1:32 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  18. Guarani 3:56 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  19. Falls 1:55 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  20. Refusal 3:30 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  21. River 1:59 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  22. Ave Maria Guarani 2:51 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  23. Gabriel’s Oboe 2:38 Ennio Morricone (1986)
  24. Carlotta 1:21 Ennio Morricone (1986)

Instruments

  1. It’s Easier Than It Looks 3:09 David Bedford (1972) soprano recorder, melodica
  2. Sad and Lonely Faces 7:19 David Bedford (1972) piano
  3. First Excursion 5:56 Mike Oldfield (26 Oct 1976) grand piano, synthesizer
  4. The Rio Grande 6:35 Mike Oldfield (26 Oct 1976) grand piano, organ
  5. The Phaeacian Games 3:59 David Bedford (26 Oct 1976) grand piano, grand piano, electric piano, synthesizer, synthesizer, synthesizer, piano
  6. Speak (Tho’ You Only Say Farewell) 2:55 Mike Oldfield (26 Oct 1976) grand piano

Vocals

  1. Don Alfonso 4:13 Mike Oldfield (21 Feb 1975)
  2. Speak (Tho’ You Only Say Farewell) 2:55 Mike Oldfield (26 Oct 1976)

Engineered

  1. The Phaeacian Games 3:59 David Bedford (26 Oct 1976)

Produced

  1. The Rio Grande 6:35 Mike Oldfield (26 Oct 1976)
  2. An Extract From Star’s End 7:33 Mike Oldfield (26 Oct 1976)

Arranged

  1. Getting Hard / What Is a Woman For? 7:31 Edgar Broughton Band (1971) strings
  2. Evening Over Rooftops 5:01 Edgar Broughton Band (1971) strings
  3. Arrival 2:48 Mike Oldfield (12 Sep 1980) strings
  4. Southern Cross 7:54 Working Week (1986) strings
  5. South Africa 4:50 Working Week (1986) strings

Credited as (14)

  1. David Bedford
  2. David Bedford & Mike Oldfield
  3. Cornelius Cardew & David Bedford
  4. Elisabeth Lutyens, David Bedford
  5. David Bedford, György Ligeti, Arne Mellnäs, Marek Kopelent; Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg, Helmut Franz
  6. Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Robert Wyatt, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill
  7. David Bedford, Ursula Le Guin
  8. David Bedford; Piers Adams, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Jac van Steen, Martyn Brabbins
  9. David Bedford, London Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ennio Morricone
  10. Keiichi Suzuki & David Bedford
  11. David Bedford; Piers Adams, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
  12. Pete Challis and Phil Diplock / Robert Wyatt / Stinky Winkles / Mary Longford / Andy “Thunderclap” Newman / David Bedford
  13. Pete Challis & Phil Diplock / Robert Wyatt / Stinky Winkles / Mary Longford / Andy “Thunderclap” Newman / David Bedford
  14. David Bedford, Barnet Schools' Choir, London Voices, Carlo Romano, Accademia Nazionale Italiana, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roma Sinfonietta, Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra, Ennio Morricone, Incantation

Works (75)

Composed

  1. Come in Here Child (1968)
  2. Two Poems for Chorus on Words of Kenneth Patchen (1968)
  3. Two Poems for Chorus on Words of Kenneth Patchen: 1. O Now the Drenched Land Wakes (1968)
  4. Two Poems for Chorus on Words of Kenneth Patchen: 2. The Great Birds (1968)
  5. Star Clusters, Nebulae and Places in Devon (1971)
  6. Twelve Hours of Sunset (1974)
  7. The Golden Wine is Drunk (1974)
  8. Alleluia Timpanis (1976)
  9. Of Stars, Dreams and Cymbals (1982)
  10. Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves (1982)
  11. Symphony no. 1: I. Introduction - Allegro (1984)
  12. Symphony no. 1: II. Adagio (1984)
  13. Symphony no. 1: III. Presto (1984)
  14. Symphony no. 1 (1984)
  15. Variations on "Sumer is icumen in": David Bedford (1987)
  16. Recorder Concerto: V. (1994)
  17. Recorder Concerto (1994)
  18. Recorder Concerto: I. (1994)
  19. Recorder Concerto: II. (1994)
  20. Recorder Concerto: III. (1994)
  21. Recorder Concerto: IV. (1994)
  22. Dreams of Stac Pollaidh (1999)
  23. Theme
  24. Wanderers of the Pale Wood
  25. The Dazzling Burden
  26. Be Music, Night
  27. First Came the Lion Rider
  28. Instructions for Angels
  29. Finale
  30. It’s Easier Than It Looks
  31. Some Bright Stars for Queen’s College
  32. Trona
  33. Sad and Lonely Faces
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Orchestrated

  1. Pran’s Theme
  2. Requiem for a City
  3. Evacuation
  4. Pran’s Theme 2
  5. Capture
  6. Execution
  7. Bad News
  8. Pran’s Departure
  9. Worksite
  10. The Year Zero
  11. Blood Sucking
  12. The Year Zero 2
  13. Pran’s Escape / The Killing Fields
  14. The Trek
  15. The Boy’s Burial / Pran Sees the Red Cross
  16. Good News
  17. Étude
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Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.davidbedfordmusic.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81-014114
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139280056
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81014114
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/david_bedford
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/13352115X

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/84684

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000940321

Vgmdb

  1. https://vgmdb.net/artist/1896

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066031/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/100315827

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718287

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.jeffgower.com/bedford.html