Alison Bauld
Alison Margaret Bauld | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1944 |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Author |
Alison Margaret Bauld (born 7 May 1944) is an Australian writer and composer who lives and works in London, England.
Biography
Bauld was born in Sydney and studied piano with Alexander Sverjensky at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.[1] She also studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and toured as a Shakespearian actress for a year before graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Sydney.[2] She continued her education in England through a university scholarship, studying composition with Elisabeth Lutyens and Hans Keller and graduated with a doctorate in composition from the University of York in 1974.[3][4]
After completing her education, Bauld worked as a composer and music teacher. Her works have been performed internationally, and she has received a Gulbenkian Dance Award for composition.[5]
Works
Selected works include:
- Van Diemen's land, choral fantasy for mezzo-soprano, bass, 2 tenors, baritones, male speaker and a cappella chorus
- Dear Emily, music theatre for actress/soprano and harp or piano. Text by William Blake and Alison Bauld
- Nell, ballad opera
- Farewell Already, adaptation from Richard III
- Banquot's Buried, music theatre
- Where Should Othello Go for tenor/baritone and piano
- Pluto, theatrical chamber work for soprano, female chorus and instruments
- No More of Love, song for soprano and piano
- Play Your Way, three volume piano tutor
- Van Diemen's Land for a cappella choir[5]
Bauld has also published a novel:
- Mozart's Sister (Autumn 2005) Alcina Press
References
- ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 23 January 2011. Search this book on
- ↑ Pendle, Karin (1991). Women & music: a history. Search this book on
- ↑ "Alison Bauld (b. 1944)". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lebrecht, Norman (1996). The companion to 20th-century music. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Alison Bauld:Represented Artist". Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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- Musical artist
- 1944 births
- 20th-century Australian classical composers
- Alumni of the University of York
- Australian expatriates in England
- Australian music educators
- Australian women classical composers
- Australian women music educators
- Musicians from Sydney
- National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni
- University of Sydney alumni
- 20th-century Australian women composers
- 21st-century Australian women composers
- 21st-century Australian composers
