Alun Hoddinott(1929-2008)

Composer

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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), Le serment de Robin des Bois (1960) and Le monde merveilleux de Disney (1954). He was married to Rhiannon. He died on 12 March 2008 in Swansea, Wales, UK.

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Known for

Gillian Elisa in Border Country (1979)

TV Series

Composer

Sarah Branch, Richard Greene, and Niall MacGinnis in Le serment de Robin des Bois (1960)

Le serment de Robin des Bois

5.8

Composer

1960

Walt Disney in Le monde merveilleux de Disney (1954)

Le monde merveilleux de Disney

8.3

TV Series

Composer

Pembrokeshire, My County

Short

Composer

1960

Credits

Composer

Border Country
TV Series
- Composer
- 1979
Le monde merveilleux de Disney
8.3
TV Series
- Composer
- 1961
Pembrokeshire, My County
Short
- Composer
- 1960
Le serment de Robin des Bois
5.8
- Composer
- 1960

Personal details

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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- 1 Print Biography

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Trivia
He was the first Welsh composer to have a major concert venue named after him (Hoddinott Hall at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre).

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