Wilfred Josephs

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Wilfred Josephs (24 July 1927 – 17 November 1997) was an English composer.[1]

Life

Born in

Guildhall School
in London.

In 1963 his

Giulini in Chicago. A recording was made by David Measham
for Unicorn Kanchana.

Josephs was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music of Newcastle University in 1978. In October 1996, a concert of his works was given at

Newcastle University in his presence. He died in London in 1997, leaving a wife, Valerie, and two daughters, Claudia and Philippa. The Wilfred Josephs Society continues to promote his works, the president of which was Sir Charles Mackerras
.

Works

Wilfred Josephs was a prolific composer and his classical works include 12

Auschwitz shown at the time of the Adolf Eichmann
trial. This string quartet became the basis of the Kaddish Requiem.

Josephs is best remembered for composing the music for the television series

The Brief (1984) and The Return of the Antelope (1986), as well as incidental music for The Prisoner (1967). His film scores include Cash on Demand (1961), Two Letter Alibi (1962), Fanatic (1965), The Deadly Bees (1966), Hostile Witness (1968), My Side of the Mountain (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970), Dark Places (1973), Callan (1974), Swallows and Amazons (1974), All Creatures Great and Small (1975), The Uncanny (1977), Martin's Day (1985) and Mata Hari
(1985).

In 1966, under the pseudonym Wilfred Wylam, Josephs composed the score for Man of Magic, a musical based on the life of magician Harry Houdini, with book by John Morley and Aubrey Cash. Produced by impresario Harold Fielding, the show opened at the Manchester Opera House on 22 October[4] before transferring to the Piccadilly Theatre in London where it ran for 135 performances. [5]

His other notable works include an opera Rebecca (1983), based on

folk songs (the title is a reference to Newcastle's Roman name) and a music theatre piece in memory of his nephew, A Child of the Universe op. 80.[6] and a children's opera Alice in Wonderland Op 144 (1985–1988) .[7]

Recordings

References

  1. ^ Obituary
  2. ^ Robert Chase Dies Irae: A Guide to Requiem Music −2004 Page 385 "Other related works are Requiem, Op. 39 (1963) (complete setting of the Kaddish) by Wilfred Josephs"
  3. ^ The Strad: A Monthly Journal for Professionals and Amateurs Pablo de Sarasate – 1967 "In the Halle Orchestra's Mid-day Concert on September 1 in the BBC's Music Programme, there was the first broadcast performance in this country of Wilfred Josephs' "Requiem", the work which won the 1963 Milan Composition Prize. The soloist, as in ... The performance was conducted by Maurice Handford. "
  4. ^ Poster: Man of Magic, Manchester Opera House
  5. ^ "Man of Magic". Stage Door Records. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ Glenda Abramson – Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture 2013 p. 435 "a music theater piece, A Child of the Universe op. 80, with a text by the composer and others (1971"
  7. ^ Listing of Joseph's works
  8. ^ Musicwebinternational – Requiem

External links

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