Sir William Turner Walton, OM (29th March 1902–8th March 1983) was an Engli… Read Full Bio ↴Sir William Turner Walton, OM (29th March 1902–8th March 1983) was an English composer and conductor.
His style was influenced by the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius and jazz, and is characterised by rhythmic vitality, bittersweet harmony, sweeping Romantic melody, and brilliant orchestration. His output includes orchestral and choral works, chamber music ,and ceremonial music, as well as notable film scores. His earliest works, especially Edith Sitwell's Façade, brought him notoriety as a modernist, but it was with orchestral symphonic works and the oratorio Belshazzar's Feast that he gained international recognition.
He was knighted in 1951 and admitted to the Order of Merit in 1967. He died in Ischia, Italy, where he had settled in 1949.
His style was influenced by the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius and jazz, and is characterised by rhythmic vitality, bittersweet harmony, sweeping Romantic melody, and brilliant orchestration. His output includes orchestral and choral works, chamber music ,and ceremonial music, as well as notable film scores. His earliest works, especially Edith Sitwell's Façade, brought him notoriety as a modernist, but it was with orchestral symphonic works and the oratorio Belshazzar's Feast that he gained international recognition.
He was knighted in 1951 and admitted to the Order of Merit in 1967. He died in Ischia, Italy, where he had settled in 1949.
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Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
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@sugarbertie1143
One of the finest, emotional , peaceful pieces of English music ever composed. I wish Walton would have made it just that little bit longer as its sheer bliss.
@beckystanyer5827
10 years ago I walked down the aisle to this piece on our wedding day. Just perfect!
@adamz0037
Came here to see if anybody had done it! Thinking of doing this at my wedding !
@beckystanyer5827
@adamz0037 Do it!!!! It's a short piece so it will need to be on a loop but it's so gentle that it works seamlessly well. Congratulations on your engagement. Hope your day goes beautifully well 🙂
@garethwilkinson3456
It's surely ideal. I would have been blubbing.
@RoofLight00
Clocked the Delius vibes on this one. The kind of music that breaks your heart into a thousand pieces, then puts it back together again....
@dbcarroll19
One of my favorite pieces from the English Romantics; to me it is evocative of a time prior to WWI when Europe was largely at peace. It brings tears to my eyes each time.
@vintagebrew1057
No words
Just tears.....
@brendaharrington636
PUWK
@Paul49Giloi
So sad and so exquisite.