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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
English composer, organist, and teacher | |||
* | * Born in Wakefield on Oct 2, 1929 | ||
* | * 1950-51 studied with Bernard Rose for composition at Queen's College, Oxford | ||
* | * 1951 won the Mendelssohn Scholarship | ||
* | * 1968 became a lecturer of music of Worcester College | ||
* Died in Edinburgh on Aug 24, 1988 | |||
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | 1963-1987 His early organ works have romantic tendencies with his lyrical melodies, dynamic rhythms, and use of color. His later works show influence of Berg and Messian atonality like in his "Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia" Op. 41. | ||
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Leighton as listed in Wikipedia article Kenneth Leighton]. | |||
==List of Organ Works== | ==List of Organ Works== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:54, 2 November 2014
Synopsis
English composer, organist, and teacher
- Born in Wakefield on Oct 2, 1929
- 1950-51 studied with Bernard Rose for composition at Queen's College, Oxford
- 1951 won the Mendelssohn Scholarship
- 1968 became a lecturer of music of Worcester College
- Died in Edinburgh on Aug 24, 1988
1963-1987 His early organ works have romantic tendencies with his lyrical melodies, dynamic rhythms, and use of color. His later works show influence of Berg and Messian atonality like in his "Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia" Op. 41.
For details, see the as listed in Wikipedia article Kenneth Leighton.
List of Organ Works
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Registration and Organs
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Fingering and Pedaling
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Articulation and Phrasing
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Ornamentation
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Tempo and Meter
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Scores and Editions
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Recordings
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Other Resources
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Notes
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