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The later orchestral works of William Walton: a critical and analytical re-evaluation
No full textAlthough the British twentieth-century composer William Walton enJoys a continuing presence in the international canon, the body of scholarship that seriously engages with his life and work is small. The post-war music, which includes the Cello Concerto (1956), Second Symphony (1961), Variations on a Theme of Hindemith (1963), Improvisations on
an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten (1969), and the film score for Battle of Britain (1969), has been particularly underrepresented in critical and analytical writing. In this thesis, I give detailed analyses of these scores, alongside an investigation of the contemporary critical
climate and reception history of these works.
I argue that the series of significant lifestyle changes that Walton underwent in the years immediately following the Second World War - including exchanging the busy musical life of London and a series of affairs with high-profile figures for the 'dolce far niente' of an isolated Italian island and a stable marriage - are suggestive of a broad shift in the composer's social and cultural values with consequent changes in musical attitudes and compositional tendencies. Walton's later music is differentiated from the pre-war works by the presence of octatonic, twelve-note, hexatonic and other non-diatonic harmonic constructions in the foreground, and a change from teleological to network-based or rotational background structures. My analyses adopt a deliberately eclectic range of analytical strategies, combining aspects of set-class approaches alongside tools from the tonal tradition. This methodological pluralism reflects my argument that the vitality of these scores derives from a tension between modernist and traditional tendencies. I argue that
Walton appropriates a wide range of influences, including to some extent that of the European avant garde, in contradistinction to the assertion prominent in contemporary
reception literature that his music had stagnated into a single outmoded and rarefied style.
I conclude that although Walton's post-war music was indeed conservative in comparison to that of several of his younger contemporaries, his music engages, through opposition and assimilation, with many of the most characteristic trends of twentieth-century concert
music. Nevertheless, I argue that the temptation to label Walton as a 'modernist' should be avoided; his works should be judged on their own terms and not according to the
regressive--progressive axis prominent in much of the contemporary reception literature. These scores may not have been progressive, but they have a distinctive sound-world and an invigorating vitality that makes them exceptionally engaging both as works of art and
objects of study
Hoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook & Walton & Rawlence & Hitchmough 2023, n. sp.
No full textScarsbrook, Lachie, Walton, Kerry, Rawlence, Nicolas J., Hitchmough, Rodney A. (2021): Hoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook & Walton & Rawlence & Hitchmough 2023, n. sp. Journal of Herpetology 10 (3): 385-395, DOI: 10.1670/20-142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.754211
[Letter from W. Truett Walton to T. N. Carswell - August 8, 1966]
No full textA letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from W. Truett Walton, Vice-President and Director of Summer School, Hardin-Simmons University, Diamond Jubilee 1891-1966 dated August 8, 1966. Walton acknowledges a telephone conversation with Carswell and includes the address of Dr. Allen J. Moon as per the request from Carswell noting that Dr. Moon might appreciate a card for his 93rd birthday. Notation handwritten by Carswell indicates he sent a card to Dr. Moon on September 9, 1966
[Letter from John W. Walton to T. N. Carswell - March 26, 1958]
No full textA letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from Vincent O'Leary, Director, Division of Parole Supervision, by John W. Walton, Supervisor, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, dated March 26, 1958. Walton apologizes to Carswell for the error in their letter regarding the reporting intervals required of Subject No. Calif. 17095. In addition to reporting in person every six months he requests that Subject make a written report each month
[Letter from John W. Walton to T. N. Carswell - March 25, 1958]
No full textA letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, from Vincent O'Leary, Director, Division of Parole Supervision (by John W. Walton, Supervisor), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, dated March 25, 1958. Walton refers to correspondence from the State of Oklahoma requesting information regarding Subject No. 60604' - Okla. and then, in turn, requests information from Carswell regarding Subject No. 60604' - Okla
[Letter from W. T. Walton to T. N. Carswell - April 23, 1941]
No full textA letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from W. T. Walton, President, Ranger Junior College, dated April 23, 1941. Walton advises Carswell of the enclosed copy of the minutes of their meeting in Cisco regarding an organization for college students who are sons and daughters of World War Veterans, and he expresses his pleasure of having worked on the Committee with Carswell noting that he would see him at Hardin-Simmons for the inauguration of Dr. White
Automobile insurance card
No full textA card from the Keystone Automobile Club Casualty Company, policy no. N-6-4955-32, issued to W. Bradley Walton of Iron Hill, Maryland, effective June 27, 1931
Automobile insurance card
No full textA card from the Keystone Automobile Club Casualty Company, policy no. N-6-4955-32, issued to W. Bradley Walton of Iron Hill, Maryland, effective June 27, 1931
Walton, N D, 3792974
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/423857Surname: WALTON. Given Name(s) or Initials: N D. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 3792974. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: SEA-3415.251454
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