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William Alwyn

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English composer, conductor, and music teacher (1905–1985)

Person · Open Library

Born
1905
Died
1985
Works
9

Top works

  • Composing In Words
  • An anthology of twentieth century French poetry
  • Concerto grosso no. 2, for string orchestra
  • Festival march
  • Mirages

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Listeners
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Total plays
71,074

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William Alwyn, CBE, born William Alwyn Smith [1] (November 7, 1905 – September 11, 1985) was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. William Alwyn was born in Northampton where he showed an early interest in music and began to learn to play the piccolo. At age 15 he entered the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied flute and composition. He was a virtuoso flautist and for a time was the principal flautist of the London Symphony Orchestra. Alwyn served as professor of compo

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5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 62,994x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,845x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,574x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,950x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,686x

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