Timothy Salter
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Timothy Salter | |
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| Born | 1942 Mexborough, Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Chamber, orchestral, instrumental, choral |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Labels | NMC Recordings,[1] Regent Records (UK), Oboe Classics, SFZ music, Convivium Records, Usk Recordings |
| Website | www.timothysalter.com |
Timothy Salter (born in Mexborough, Yorkshire in 1942) is an English composer, conductor and pianist.
Biography
[edit]Timothy Salter studied at St John's College, Cambridge, where he won the John Stewart of Rannoch Scholarship in sacred music.[2] His piano teachers included York Bowen and Lamar Crowson. He has composed chamber and orchestral music, choral music and songs. He set up Usk Recordings in 1995 and is the musical director of the Ionian Singers.
His compositions include a Sinfonietta (1981) and a Symphony (1981), the saxophone concerto Chameleon (2008), and much chamber music, including three string quartets (1980, 1983, 2010), the Clarinet Quintet (2009), a Piano Quartet (2006), a Piano Quintet (1990), a Piano Trio (1987)[3] and two piano sonatas (1961, 1989).[4] Vocal works include the song cycles Four Hopkins Songs (1968), After the Sun (1988) and Life (1988).[5]
He is co-author with Edward Lowbury and Alison Young of Thomas Campion, Poet, Composer, Physician.[6]
For many years he taught composition and performance studies at the Royal College of Music, where he designed collaborative composer/performer courses and in conjunction with Edwin Roxburgh conducted the Twentieth Century Ensemble. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Music in 2004[7] for services to music.
References
[edit]- ^ "Timothy Salter's profile with NMC Recordings". Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ 'College Notes', The Eagle LX-LXI, no. 262, p. 56
- ^ "Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor. Salter: Piano Trio. Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor". The Strad. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Timothy Salter. Aerial, USK 1230CD, reviewed at MusicWeb International, 13 November 2008
- ^ Manning, Jane (2 July 2020). "TIMOTHY SALTER (b. 1942)Life (1988): Text by George Herbert". In Manning, Jane (ed.). Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 1: Works Written Before 2000. Oxford University Press. p. 0. doi:10.1093/oso/9780199391028.003.0074. ISBN 978-0-19-939102-8. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Chatto & Windus, London 1970, ISBN 07011 1477 0
- ^ "Fellowship of the Royal College of Music" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
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- English classical composers
- 21st-century British classical composers
- People from Mexborough
- 1942 births
- Living people
- English male classical composers
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- 21st-century British male musicians
- 20th-century English composers
- 20th-century British classical composers
- 20th-century British classical musicians