A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 
Arthur Wills
1926 - 2020
Great Britain, England
Picture
A. Wills
Dr. Arthur William [Arthur] Wills (19/09/1926 - 30/10/2020), a British composer, born in Coventry. He was Director of Music at Ely Cathedral from 1958 to 1990, and also held a Professorship at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1964 until 1992. He has toured extensively as a recitalist in Europe, North America, Australia and Hong Kong, and has broadcast, appeared on TV and made many recordings, both as a soloist and with the Ely Choir.
An English requiem
Period:Modernism
Composed in:1971
Musical form:free
Text/libretto:Dylan Thomas, John Donne and William Shakespeare
Duration:27'
An English requiem for soprano and bass solo, SATB chorus, strings, harp, two pianos, timpani, and organ. Words by Dylan Thomas, John Donne and William Shakespeare.
Picture Picture Picture
J. Donne
(text)
D. Thomas
(text)
W. Shakespeare
(text)