William Walton

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20th-century composer English composer composer human

William Walton was a prominent 20th-century English composer known for his orchestral works, film scores, and ceremonial music.

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Sir William Turner Walton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century composer ⓘ
English composer ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Order of Merit ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1902-03-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1983-03-08 ⓘ
familyName Walton ⓘ
fullName William Walton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sir William Turner Walton
genre ceremonial music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
film score ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
movement modernism ⓘ
name William Walton self-link ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableCollaboration Edith Sitwell ⓘ
notableWork Belshazzar’s Feast ⓘ
Cello Concerto ⓘ
Crown Imperial ⓘ
Façade ⓘ
Hamlet (1948 film) ⓘ
surface form: Hamlet film score

Henry V (1944 film) ⓘ
surface form: Henry V film score

Johannesburg Festival Overture ⓘ
Sovereign's Orb ⓘ
surface form: Orb and Sceptre

Partita for Orchestra ⓘ
Portsmouth Point Overture ⓘ
Richard III (1955 film) ⓘ
surface form: Richard III film score

Scapino Overture ⓘ
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue ⓘ
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor ⓘ
Troilus and Cressida ⓘ
Viola Concerto ⓘ
Violin Concerto ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Lancashire ⓘ
Oldham borough ⓘ
surface form: Oldham
placeOfDeath Ischia ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
residence Ischia ⓘ
spouse Susana Gil Passo ⓘ
wasKnighted 1951 ⓘ
wroteForEnsemble chorus and orchestra ⓘ
wroteForInstrument cello ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
viola ⓘ
violin ⓘ

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Crown Imperial → composer → William Walton ⓘ
William Walton → fullName → William Walton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir William Turner Walton
coronation of George VI → hasMusicBy → William Walton ⓘ
Hamlet (1948 film) → musicBy → William Walton ⓘ
Henry V (1944 film) → musicBy → William Walton ⓘ
Richard III (1955 film) → musicBy → William Walton ⓘ
William Walton → name → William Walton self-link ⓘ