About
William Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985) was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher who composed over 200 cinematic scores, of which some 70 were for full-length features, as well as number of operas, concertos and symphonies.
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Alwyn's wartime work in particular was to lead him to be placed on a Nazi death list.
Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 4 / Elizabethan Dances / Festival March
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Lyra Angelica / Autumn Legend / Pastoral Fantasia / Tragic Interlude
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Concerto Grosso no. 2 / Autumn Legend / Lyra Angelica
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Orchestral Works
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Oboe Concerto / Three Concerti Grossi
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Symphony no. 2 / Overture to a Masque / The Magic Island / Derby Day / Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion
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Symphony no. 5 "Hydriotaphia" / Sinfonietta for Strings / Piano Concerto no. 2
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Symphony no. 1 / Piano Concerto no. 1
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Symphony no. 3 / Violin Concerto
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The Film Music: Odd Man Out / The History of Mr. Polly / The Fallen Idol / The Rake's Progress
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The Film Music of William Alwyn, Volume Two
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Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Overture to a Masque / Elizabethan Dances
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Symphonies nos. 1 and 3
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Symphonies nos. 2 and 5 / Lyra Angelica (Harp Concerto)
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The Film Music of William Alwyn, Volume 3
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Symphony no. 4 / Sinfonietta
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Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2
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Elizabethan Dances / Oboe Concerto / Aphrodite in Aulis
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Miss Julie
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Chamber Music and Songs
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Piano Music • 1
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String Quartets nos. 1-3 / Novelette
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The English Song Series, Volume 17: Mirages / Nocturnes / Slum Song / Seascapes / Invocations
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Piano Music • 2
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Orchestral Music
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Vaughan Williams: Heroic Elegy & Triumphal Epilogue / Alwyn: Prelude / Blackdown / Peter Pan Suite / Ad Infinitum / Overture in the Form of a Serenade / Bowen: Eventide / Parry: Hypatia
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Chamber Music
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Concerti grossi nos. 2 and 3 / Seven Irish Tunes / Dramatic Overture: The Moor of Venice
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Violin Concerto
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British Flute Concertos
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Film Music
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British Tone Poems, Volume 1
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The Film Music of William Alwyn, Vol 4
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String Quartets nos. 10-13
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Music for String Quartet
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British Violin Sonatas, Volume Three
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Miss Julie
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The Early String Quartets
Links
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Teacher
Tags
- composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 843c7b2e-4bdb-4a89-88d2-a1c51048a9b2
- ISNI
- 000000008356205X
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.