One of this man's overtures was inspired by a Thomas Rowlandson etching and draws upon the rhythm of the Catalan sardana. He adapted the piece Spitfire Prelude and Fugue from the earlier work Duets for Children and wrote a viola concerto premiered by Paul Hindemith. In addition to the film scores for Laurence Olivier's versions of Hamlet and Richard III, he composed the op
One of this man's overtures was inspired by a Thomas Rowlandson etching and draws upon the rhythm of the Catalan sardana. He adapted the piece Spitfire Prelude and Fugue from the earlier work Duets for Children and wrote a viola concerto premiered by Paul Hindemith. In addition to the film scores for Laurence Olivier's versions of Hamlet and Richard III, he composed the operas The (*) Bear and Trolius and Cressida, but he may be better known for a choral work with text selected by Osbert Sitwell from a Biblical story about a Babylonian king. For 10 points, name this twentieth-century British composer of the oratorio Belshazzar's Feast.
One of this man's overtures was inspired by a Thomas Rowlandson etching and draws upon the rhythm of the Catalan sardana.
William {Walton}