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Grace Mary Williams (19 February 1906 – 10 February 1977) was a Welsh composer, generally regarded as Wales's most notable female composer, and the first British woman to score a feature film. Early life
Grace Williams composed Sea Sketches in 1944, while living in Hampstead, London. [1] Shortly after completing the work Williams wrote to Gerald Cockshott, in 1945, saying "I don't want to stay in London – I just long to get home and live in comfort by the sea."
The Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes is a composition for symphonic orchestra, based on traditional Welsh nursery tunes and lullabies, composed by Grace Williams in 1940. . Although not typical of Williams' work it brought her to prominence and is the composer's most popular
Grace Williams transferred the location to a Victorian seaside resort. In adapting the short story as an opera, Williams displays "considerable gifts of staging". [4] She was hindered in her early plans to write an opera by the fact that Wales had no opera house of its own and no dedicated orchestra (the Welsh National Opera Company was formed ...
Pages in category "Compositions by Grace Williams" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Grace Williams composed Carillons in 1965 from a commission by the BBC in Wales, who requested "something light-weight and entertaining" for the programme Auditorium. [1] By omitting the usual orchestral woodwind section and making use of high-pitched percussion (triangle, glockenspiel, celesta and tubular bells) Williams created a distinctive orchestral colour with bell-like sounds which ...
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David is a 1951 British short biographical film about the Welsh miner and poet David Rees Griffiths. [1] [2] It was directed by Paul Dickson, who also wrote the script, [3] shot by Ronald Anscombe, produced by James Carr, and distributed by Regent Films. Welsh composer Grace Williams wrote the score for the film. The film is 38 minutes long and ...