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Leonard Salzedo (1921 -
2000) was born in London of Spanish/Jewish descent. He studied at the
Royal College of Music, London, with Isolde Menges for violin and Dr
Herbert Howells for composition. While still a student he won the
Cobbett Prize for his First String
Quartet and was commissioned to write his first ballet The
Fugitive. After leaving college he played in the London Philharmonic
Orchestra and then with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1964 he
joined the London Soloists Ensemble for whom he wrote Concerto
Fervido. In 1967 he gave up playing the violin to become Musical
Director of Ballet Rambert (now
Rambert Dance Company). From
1972 until 1974 he was principal conductor with the Scottish Ballet, and
from 1982 until 1986 he was Music Director of London City Ballet. After
1986 he devoted himself full-time to composition, and wrote prolifically
until 1997. He died in 2000. |
| In spite of continuous activities as a performer he wrote more than 160 compositions, including 10 String Quartets, two symphonies, 17 ballets, and many pieces for strings, brass, wind, percussion, voice, and combinations of these. His most successful ballet The Witch Boy has been performed throughout Europe and Latin America. |
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Leonard Salzedo's list of compositions
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no. 1 to 143 |
works without opus number | film scores | incidental music | ballet orchestrations |
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The following works are available from
Lopes Edition:
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| Lopes Edition Limited 140 Portland Road Nottingham NG7 4GP +44 (0)115 970 3456 |
These works are available to buy over the internet by secure credit card transaction at www.tutti.co.uk |
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recordings by Leonard
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| Recordings |
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| Click the link to read a review by Rob Cowan of the Archaeus Quartet recording of string quartets No.2 and No.7 | GRAMOPHONE |
| Contact and Links | |
| Caroline Salzedo 140 Portland Road Nottingham NG7 4GP +44 (0)115 970 3456 |
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| MUSIC | |
| Amoris International | |
| WIMA - Werner Icking Music Archive |
http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer/Salzedo.php |
| June Emerson Wind Music, Windmill Farm, Ampleforth, York, YO6 4HF |
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| Warwick Music, 1 Broomfield Road, Earlsdon, Coventry, CV5 6JW |
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| Recital Music, Vale Cottage, The Hamlet, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0HJ |
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| Chester Music Ltd | |
| Royal College of Music | |
| Cecilia | |
| CDs | |
| Dutton Vocalion | |
| Albany Records | |
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