Grace Williams - Useful links for research
Grace Mary Williams (1906- 1977) - Carillons for Oboe and Orchestra (1965, revised 1973)
Links to past posts on this blog:
January 1, 2024 Artículo/Article revised: Grace Williams Carillons
November 7, 2022 British Double Reed Society Double Reed News article, Autumn 2022
July 9, 2022 Grace Williams interview (1970s) and 2022 USA performance of Carillons
Scores available at Curiad Publishers: Grace Williams - Carillons oboe and piano reduction, Curiad
Commercial recordings of the work:
Piano Reduction
- Audio recording of the reduction for oboe and piano of Carillons by Grace Williams is available on all main streaming platforms at Oboeclassics.com. See streaming links and Programme Notes here: https://www.oboeclassics.com/digital/
- Video recording of Carillons (Piano Reduction)
For Oboe and Orchestra
- Grace Mary Willams (1906- 1977) - Carillons for Oboe and Orchestra (1965, revised 1973) I- Moderato con moto. II- Allegretto alla pavana. III- Lento rapsodico. IV- Allegro scherzando. 3. Recorded in 1974 by oboist, Anthony Camden and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves (HMV ASD3006 - 1974; re-issued in 1995 - Lyrita SRCD3231)
Other works for oboe by Grace Williams
- Grace Mary Willams (1906- 1977) - Sextet for oboe, trumpet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1931). Recorded in 2019 by the London Chamber Ensemble, John Anderson - oboe (Naxos 8571380).
List of useful links for those interested in researching the composer Grace Williams:
Tŷ Cerdd website: View and Revisions https://www.tycerdd.org/grace-williams-interview
Introducing Grace Williams (1906-77) by John France: https://landofllostcontent.blogspot.com/search?q=Grace+Williams
Grace Williams: https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/composer/grace-williams
Article by Pamela Blevins: https://www.orianapublications.co.uk/grace-williams
Interview with Madeleine Mitchell: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/women-in-music/grace-williams-welsh-female-composer/
Boyd, Malcolm (1980). Grace Williams. Composers of Wales. Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Cardiff: University of Wales Press, on behalf of the Welsh Arts Council. pp. 48–9. ISBN 0-7083-0762-0. OCLC 7547501.
Cotterill, Graeme James (12 January 2012a). Music in the Blood & Poetry in the Soul? (National identity in the life and music of Grace Williams) (PDF). eBangor – A digital repository of Bangor University's electronic output (PhD). Bangor: University of Wales. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
Music, Life and Changing Times: Letters Between Composers Elizabeth Maconchy and Grace Williams, 1927-1977: Volume 2https://www.bookdepository.com/es/Music-Life-Changing-Times-Letters-Between-Composers-Elizabeth-Maconchy-Grace-Williams-1927-1977-Jenny-Doctor/9780415003179 Welsh Music journal, vol.4, nº 9, 1975.
