HODDINOTT, Alun (b 1929): String quartet manuscript

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1538 S58
Held at	: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/library-services/archives-and-heritage/archives/ ›
Full title	: HODDINOTT, Alun (b 1929): String quartet manuscript
Date(s)	: 2004
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 file
Name of creator(s)	: Hoddinott | Alun | b 1929 | composer

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Alun Hoddinott was born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire and educated at University College, Cardiff, and later studied privately with Arthur Benjamin. His first major composition, the Clarinet Concerto, was performed at the Cheltenham Festival of 1954 by Gervase de Peyer with the Hallé Orchestra and Sir John Barbirolli. This brought Hoddinott a national profile which was followed by a string of commissions by leading orchestras and soloists. Hoddinott has been awarded honorary doctorates from numerous leading musical institutions including the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as the Walford Davies Award and the CBE.

In 2005, Hoddinott produced a fanfare to be performed at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, to Camilla Parker Bowles, having previously written works to celebrate Prince Charles' 16th birthday and his investiture. In 1997 Alun Hoddinott received the Glyndwr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales during the Machynlleth Festival. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arts Council of Wales in 1999, Fellowship of the Welsh Music Guild and the presentation of a medal to him by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the official opening of the Wales Millennium Centre.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

String quartet manuscript 'Celebration for string quartet' commissioned and composed by Alun Hoddinott for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Annual Dinner 2004.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

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Original order

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No additional finding aids.

Archival Information

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Immediate source of acquisition:

Received, 2004.

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Jul 2008