Tuesday, March 29, 2022

March 29 - William Walton (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous postings for March 29th may be found here: Albert von Tilzer (2019), Astrud Gilberto (2020), and Supply Belcher; William Walton; John Hawkins (2021)

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Sir William Walton (29 March 1902 – 8 March 1983) was an English composer who remains in the active repertoire.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Way of All Flesh

William Walton had a cheeky start -

Bohemian, iconoclast and smart;

But as he aged such tendencies were rationed

And Walton grew increasingly old-fashioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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