Alison Bauld

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Alison Margaret Bauld
Born (1944-05-07) 7 May 1944 (age 80)
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres Classical music
Occupation(s) Composer, Author

Alison Margaret Bauld (born 7 May 1944) is an Australian writer and composer who lives and works in London, England.

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Biography

Bauld was born in Sydney and studied piano with Alexander Sverjensky at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music. [1] She also studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and toured as a Shakespearian actress for a year before graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Sydney. [2] She continued her education in England through a university scholarship, studying composition with Elisabeth Lutyens and Hans Keller and graduated with a doctorate in composition from the University of York in 1974. [3] [4]

After completing her education, Bauld worked as a composer and music teacher. Her works have been performed internationally, and she has received a Gulbenkian Dance Award for composition. [5]

Works

Selected works include:

Bauld has also published a novel:

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References

  1. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN   9780393034875 . Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. Pendle, Karin (1991). Women & music: a history.
  3. "Alison Bauld (b. 1944)". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. Lebrecht, Norman (1996). The companion to 20th-century music.
  5. 1 2 "Alison Bauld:Represented Artist" . Retrieved 23 January 2011.