Kenneth Leighton
Born: October 2, 1929; Wakefield, England
Died: August 24, 1988
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Leighton was educated at Queen's College, Oxford and in 1951 won the Mendelssohn Scholarship, enabling him to continue his studies in Rome. He won many distinguished prizes and was appointed as lecturer and Fellow of Worcester College in 1968. In 1970 he was made Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh University. His compositions consist of vocal, orchestral and chamber, and solo instrumental works. They have a romantic, lyric quality and contain
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Works
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A Christmas Carol, Op. 21 (2)
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A Christmas Carol, Op. 21: What sweeter music can we bring? (2)
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A Hymn of the Nativity, for chorus (1)
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Alleluia pascha nostrum for Cello and Piano, Op. 85 (1)
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An Easter Sequence, Op. 55 (3)
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An Evening Hymn (1)
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Animal Heaven, for soprano, recorder, harpsichord & violoncello (1)
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Carols (3), Op. 25: no 1, The Star-song (1)
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Carols (3), Op. 25: no 2, Lully, lulla thou little tiny child (20)
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Carols (3), Op. 25: no 3, An Ode of the birth of our Saviour (1)
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Cat's Lament (1)
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Choral Prelude on "Lumetto", for organ (1)
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Choral Prelude on "Rockingham", for organ (1)
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Concerto for Cello, Op. 31 (2)
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Concerto for Organ, Op. 58 (1)
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Concerto for Piano no 3, Op. 57 "Concerto estivo" (1)
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Concerto for String Orchestra, Op 39 (1)
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Contrasts and Variants, Op. 63 (2)
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Coventry Carol (2)
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Crucifixus pro nobis, Op. 38 (3)
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Drop, drop, slow tears (1)
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Earth, Sweet Earth, Op. 94 "Laudes terrae" (1)
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Elegy for cello & piano, Op. 5 (1)
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Et resurrexit, Op. 49 (2)
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Fanfare for Organ (1)
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Fantasia contrappuntistica (Homage to Bach), Op. 24 (2)
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Fantasia for Viola and Piano on B-A-C-H, Op. 29 (1)
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Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes for Organ, Op. 72: Hanover (1)
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Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes for Organ, Op. 72: St. Columba (1)
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Fantasies (6) on Hymn Tunes for Organ, Op. 72: Veni Emmanuel (2)
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Fantasy for Violin and Organ on "Est ist genug", Op. 80 (1)
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Give me the wings of faith (4)
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God's grandeur (1)
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Household Pets for Piano, Op. 86 (1)
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Hymn of the Nativity (2)
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Jubilate Deo "O be joyful in the Lord" (3)
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Let all the world in every corner sing (4)
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Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child, Op. 25b (4)
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Magnificat (1)
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Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "Collegium Magdalene Oxoniense" (2)
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Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor (2)
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Missa brevis, Op. 50 (2)
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Missa de Gloria, Op. 82 "Dublin Festival Mass" (1)
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Nunc dimitis (1)
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O God, enfold me in the sun (1)
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O leave your sheep (1)
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O Sacrum convivum (1)
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Of a rose is all my song (1)
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Paean for Organ (7)
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Partita for cello & piano, Op. 35 (1)
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Pieces for Angela, Op. 47 (2)
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Preces and Responses (1)
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Prelude, Hymn and Toccata, Op. 96 (1)
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Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia for Organ, Op. 41 (2)
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Preludes for Piano (3)
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Quartet for Strings no 1, Op. 32 (1)
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Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 33 (1)
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Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 34 (1)
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Rockingham (2)
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Romantic Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 95 (2)
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Sarum Mass, Op. 66: Gloria (1)
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Second Service, Op. 62: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (2)
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Sequence for All Saints, Op. 75 (1)
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Solus ad victimam (5)
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Sonata for cello, Op. 52 (1)
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Sonata for Flute and Piano (1)
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Sonata for Piano no 3, Op. 27 (1)
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Sonata for Piano, Op. 64 (2)
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Sonatina for Piano no 1 (1)
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Sonatina for Piano no 2 (2)
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Studies (5) for Piano, Op. 22 (2)
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Studies (Study-Variations) (6) for Piano, Op. 56 (2)
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Symphony for Strings, Op. 3 (1)
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Symphony no 1, Op. 42 (1)
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Symphony no 2, Op. 69 "Sinfonia mistica" (1)
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Symphony no 3, Op. 90 "Laudes Musicae" (1)
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Symphony no 3, Op. 90 "Laudes Musicae": Adagio molto (1)
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Te Deum laudamus (5)
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The Christ-Child lay on Mary's lap, for chorus (1)
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The Lord's Prayer (1)
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The World's Desire, Op. 91 "A Sequence for Epiphany" (1)
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Trio for Piano and Strings, Op. 46 (1)
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Variations (7) for String Quartet, Op. 43 (1)
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Variations for Piano, Op. 30 (1)
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Veni creator spiritus (1)
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Venite (1)
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What Love is This of Thine? (2)
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Winter Scenes (1)
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Biography |
by Lynn Vought
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| Leighton was educated at Queen's College, Oxford and in 1951 won the Mendelssohn Scholarship, enabling him to continue his studies in Rome. He won many distinguished prizes and was appointed as lecturer and Fellow of Worcester College in 1968. In 1970 he was made Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh University. His compositions consist of vocal, orchestral and chamber, and solo instrumental works. They have a romantic, lyric quality and contain virtuoso solo passages. He employs 12-tone composition in the tradition of Berg, a technique that developed from his earlier use of chromaticism. Much of his work is diatonic, however, and he often draws upon the highly organized works of the Baroque period as a model for his work. |
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