Composer
Bedford, David
English composer and musician (1937–2011)
1937–2011
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1937
- Died
- 2011
- Birthplace
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
David Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music. He was the brother of the conductor Steuart Bedford, the grandson of the composer, painter and author Herbert Bedford and the composer Liza Lehmann, and the son of Leslie Bedford, an inventor, and Lesley Duff, a soprano opera singer.
From 1969 to 1981, Bedford was Composer in Residence at Queen's College, London. From 1968 to 1980, he taught music in a number of London secondary schools. In 1996 he was appointed Composer in Association with the English Sinfonia. In 2001 he was appointed Chairman of the Performing Right Society, having previously been Deputy chairman.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; musicologist; music educator; guitarist; film score composer; music arranger; orchestrator; conductor; editor; musician; bandleader
- Education
- Royal Academy of Music
- Instruments played
- keyboard instrument
- Genres
- popular music
- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081230141300/http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/davidbedford/
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 100315827
- ISNI
- 0000000110007415
- GND ID
- 13352115X
- Library of Congress ID
- n81014114
- MusicBrainz ID
- 9ce57631-2ee4-4203-a801-cd205cf5d57c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset over Stac Pollaidh | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Toccata | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 100315827.