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Composer

Colin Matthews

English composer

b. 1946

5 works in the index

Born
1946
Birthplace
London
Citizenship / historical state
United Kingdom
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Colin Matthews, OBE (born 13 February 1946) is an English composer of contemporary classical music. Noted for his large-scale orchestral compositions, Matthews is also a prolific arranger of other composer's music, including works by Berlioz, Britten, Dowland, Mahler, Purcell and Schubert. Other arrangements include orchestrations of all Debussy's 24 Préludes, both books of Debussy's Images, and two movements—Oiseaux tristes and La vallée des cloches—from Ravel's Miroirs. Having received a doctorate from University of Sussex on the works of Mahler, from 1964–1975 Matthews worked with his brother David Matthews and musicologist Deryck Cooke on completing a performance version of Mahler's Tenth Symphony.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; music educator; editor; music arranger
Education
University of Nottingham
Career institutions / employers
University of Nottingham
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
111001418
ISNI
0000000109352393
GND ID
103798781
Library of Congress ID
n80008217
MusicBrainz ID
1ebf6f25-cf08-4550-94cc-3cbf215106f0

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Oboe, Orchestra
Genres represented
Classical
Works with composition dates
0 of 5

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Out in the Dark — —— —Classical 1
Machines And Dreams — —— —— —
Pluto The Renewer — —— Orchestra— —
Duologue — —— Oboe— —
Night-spell — —— Oboe— —

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 111001418.