Stephen Dodgson

Stephen Dodgson (born 17 March 1924) is a British composer.

Biography

During World War II, he served in the Royal Navy. From 1947 to 1949, Dodgson studied at the Royal College of Music, where he later taught composition. In 1950, he visited Italy on a travelling scholarship, after which he taught in various schools and colleges for a number of years. From 1957 he has broadcast regularly on BBC Radio.

Dodgson has written music covering a number of genres, but he is perhaps best known for his guitar music. In addition to a large number of solo works, this includes ensemble pieces and two concertos. Guitarists who have had works dedicated to them by Dodgson include Julian Bream, Gabriel Estarellas, Angelo Gilardino, Nicola Hall, John Williams, the Eden-Stell Duo and the Fragnito-Matarazzo Duo.

Dodgson is related to Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), and is his closest living relative to have the surname Dodgson.

elected works

Orchestral

*"Concerto No. 1 for Guitar and Orchestra" (1956)
*"The Mikado (Overture)" (1962)
*"Concerto No. 2 for Guitar and Orchestra" (1972)
*"Last of the Leaves" (1975) for bass, clarinet and strings
*"Duo Concerto for Violin, Guitar and Strings" (1990)
*"Concerto for Flute and Strings" (1991)
*"Concertino for 2 Guitars and Strings" (1998)

Guitar ensemble

*"Personent Hodie" (1981)
*"Divertissement" (1983) for violin and guitar ensemble
*"Hymnus de Sancto Stephano" (1983) for soprano and guitar ensemble
*"The Selevan Story" (1992) for flute, violin, guitar duo and guitar ensemble
*"Watersmeet" (2002)

Chamber

*"Pastoral Sonata" (1953; rev. 1959 & 1998) for flute, cello and guitar
*"Suite" (1957) for brass septet
*"Duo" (1958) for flute and harp
*"Four Poems of John Clare" (1962) for voice and guitar
*"Sonata" (1963) for brass quintet
*"String Trio No. 2" (1964)
*"Piano Trio No. 1" (1967)
*"Duo Concertante" (1968) for guitar and harpsichord
*"Suite in D" (1972) for oboe and harpsichord
*"Piano Trio No. 2" (1973)
*"Quintet" (1973) for guitar and string quartet
*"Duo" (1974) for cello and guitar
*"Shine and Shade" (1975) for recorder and harpsichord/piano
*"Dialogues" (1976) for guitar and harpsichord
*"Bagatelles" (1977) for four clarinets
*"London Lyrics" (1977) for voice and guitar
*"Follow the Star" (1979) for three guitars
*"Capriccio" (1980) for flute and guitar
*"Quatre rondeaux de Charles d'Orléans" (1982) for soprano and harpsichord
*"Sonata for Three" (1982) for flute, viola and guitar
*"In Search of Folly" (1986) for flute and guitar
*"Fantasia for Six Brass" (1987)
*"Promenade I" (1988) for two guitars
*"Pastourelle" (1992) for two guitars
*"Riversong" (1994) for two guitars
*"Five Penny Pieces" (1995)
*"Daphne to Apollo" (1997) for voice and guitar
*"Echoes of Autumn" (1998) for viola and guitar
*"High Barbaree" (1999) for recorder, guitar and harpsichord
*"Piano Trio No. 3" (2000)
*"Venus to the Muses" (2002) for soprano, recorder, bassoon and harpsichord
*"Warbeck Trio" (2002) for recorder, bassoon and harpsichord

olo guitar

*"Partita No. 1" (1963)
*"Studies" (1965)
*"Fantasy-Divisions" (1969)
*"Partita No. 2" (1976)
*"Legend" (1977)
*"Merlin" (1978)
*"Etude-Caprice" (1980)
*"Partita No. 3" (1981)
*"Stemma" (1988)
*"Three Attic Dances" (1989)
*"Partita No. 4" (1990)
*"The Midst of Life" (1994)

Other solo instrument

*"Piano Sonata No. 1" (1959)
*"Piano Sonata No. 2" (1975)
*"Piano Sonata No. 3" (1983)
*"Piano Sonata No. 4" (1987)
*"Piano Sonata No. 5" (1992)
*"Piano Sonata No. 6" (1994)
*"Inventions" for harpsichord
*"The Faery Beam Upon You" (1994) for alto flute
*"Bagatelles for Piano" (1998)

External links

* [http://www.claudiorecords.com/dodge_3.html Piano Trios & Bagatelles Bernard Roberts Piano Trio]
* [http://www.claudiorecords.com/dodge_1.html Piano Sonatas Volume 1 Bernard Roberts]
* [http://www.claudiorecords.com/dodge_2.html Piano Sonatas Volume 2 Bernard Roberts]
* [http://www.cadenza-music.com/Scripts/cp_dodgson.asp Biography on Cadenza Music]
* [http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/dodgson Stephen Dodgson on Classical Composers' Database]
* [http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/publications/43/person Biography on ABRSM publishing]