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Alun Hoddinott(1929-2008)

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Alun Hoddinott was born on 11 August 1929 in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was a composer, known for Border Country (1979), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960). He was married to Rhiannon. He died on 12 March 2008 in Swansea, Wales, UK.
BornAugust 11, 1929
DiedMarch 12, 2008(78)
BornAugust 11, 1929
DiedMarch 12, 2008(78)
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Gillian Elisa in Border Country (1979)
Border Country
TV Series
  • Composer
Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
  • Composer
Sarah Branch and Richard Greene in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
Sword of Sherwood Forest
5.8
  • Composer
  • 1960
Pembrokeshire, My County
Short
  • Composer
  • 1960

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  • Gillian Elisa in Border Country (1979)
    Border Country
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Pembrokeshire, My County
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Sarah Branch and Richard Greene in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
    Sword of Sherwood Forest
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 11, 1929
    • Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • March 12, 2008
    • Swansea, Wales, UK
  • Spouse
    • Rhiannon? - March 12, 2008 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Major compositions include: Nocturne for Orchestra (1949); Concerto for Piano, Winds, and Percussion (1961); operas "The Beach of Falesa" (1974) and "The Trumpet Major" (1981); "Star Children" (1989); Symphony for Soprano and Orchestra - "Vision of Eternity" (1992); "Serenissima" (2007).
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    He was the first Welsh composer to have a major concert venue named after him (Hoddinott Hall at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre).
  • Trademark
      His music often has a dark Celtic intensity

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