Composer
Warren, Raymond
British composer
1928–2025
6 works in the index
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2025
- Birthplace
- Weston-super-Mare
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Raymond Henry Charles Warren (7 November 1928 – 4 June 2025) was a British composer and university teacher.
Warren studied at Cambridge, and taught at Queen's University Belfast, where he was the first person in the UK to be given a personal chair in composition in 1966, before becoming Hamilton Harty Professor of Music in 1969. He was Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music at the University of Bristol from 1972 until his retirement in 1994.
His works include a choral Passion, a Violin Concerto, three Symphonies, a Requiem, the oratorio Continuing Cities, six operas and an extensive amount of music for children, young people and community music making.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; university teacher
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Bristol; Queen's University Belfast
- Genres
- opera
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 92839250
- ISNI
- 0000000081653476
- GND ID
- 121057800X
- Library of Congress ID
- n86869430
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2d713500-b287-447e-b6bb-b2970ca7d4c1
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Clarinet
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 6
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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Prelude | — | — | — | Piano, Clarinet | — | 4 |
| Music for Prospero | — | — | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Intrada | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Capriccio | — | — | — | Piano, Clarinet | — | — |
| Slow Waltz | — | — | — | Piano | — | — |
| Fanfare for Ariel | — | — | — | Piano | — | — |
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 92839250.