(1902 – 1983)
Sir William Turner Walton OM was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several genres and styles, from opera to film scores.
Battle of Britain (1969) movie - opening scenes
Battle of Britain (1969) movie - opening scenes
His best-known works include
* Façade (a 3-minute sample)
* Belshazzar's Feast (cantata)
* First Symphony
Legends:
* Battle of Britain
* Henry V: Non Nobis and Te Deum
- Non nobis, non nobis, Domine /Not to us, not to us, O Lord/
Sed nomini tuo da gloriam. /But to thy name give glory./
* Façade (Front) – An Entertainment
* In the story of Belshazzar's Feast, the Jews are in exile in Babylon. After a feast at which Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, commits sacrilege by using the Jews' sacred vessels to praise the heathen gods, he is miraculously killed, the kingdom falls, and the Jews regain their freedom.
Legends:
* Battle of Britain
* Henry V: Non Nobis and Te Deum
- Non nobis, non nobis, Domine /Not to us, not to us, O Lord/
Sed nomini tuo da gloriam. /But to thy name give glory./
* Façade (Front) – An Entertainment
* In the story of Belshazzar's Feast, the Jews are in exile in Babylon. After a feast at which Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, commits sacrilege by using the Jews' sacred vessels to praise the heathen gods, he is miraculously killed, the kingdom falls, and the Jews regain their freedom.
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