This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Lloyd Webber, not Webber.
William Southcombe Lloyd WebberCBE (11 March 1914 – 29 October 1982) was an English organist and composer, who achieved some fame as a part of the modern classical music movement whilst commercially facing mixed opportunities. Besides his long and prestigious career, composing works ranging from choral pieces to instrumental items and more, he is known for being the father of both fellow composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and virtuoso cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. He also notably served as a teacher, instructing pupils on music theory at the Royal College of Music for many years until his death in 1982.[1]
Webber was born in London. The son of William Charles Henry Webber, a self-employed plumber, he was fortunate that his father was a keen organ 'buff' who spent what little money he had travelling to hear various organs in and around the capital. Often he would take his son with him and, before long, young William started to play the organ himself and developed a keen interest that bordered on the obsessional.[2]
By the age of 14, William Lloyd Webber had already become a well-known organ recitalist, giving frequent performances at many churches and cathedrals throughout Great Britain. He won an organ scholarship to the Mercers' School, later winning a further scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams and gained his FRCO diploma at nineteen. Because there was already another student at the college with the name William Webber, William continued to use his second middle name 'Lloyd' from then on as part of his last name.
Prolific yearsedit
Lloyd Webber's earliest known composition is the "remarkably assured" Fantasy Trio in B minor for violin, cello and piano of 1936 (which didn't receive its premiere until 1995).[3] In 1938, he was appointed organist and head of the choir school at All Saints, Margaret Street, in the Marylebone district of London. He later became musical director at Westminster Central Hall, London, the headquarters of the Methodist church in the United Kingdom. His first compositions developed in the 1930s. In 1942 he married the pianist and violinist Jean Hermione Johnstone (1921–1993).[4] The marriage, which lasted until his death, produced two sons: composer Andrew (born 1948) and cellist Julian (born 1951).
From 1945 until the 1960s, Lloyd Webber composed vocal and instrumental music, choral and organ works, chamber music and orchestral works. Compositions from this period include the oratorio St. Francis of Assisi (1948), the orchestral tone-poem Aurora (1948), and the six Country Impressions (1960), each movement for a solo woodwind instrument and piano.[5] There are also sonatinas for viola and flute, numerous songs, organ pieces and choral works. But Webber's roots were firmly embedded in the romanticism of such composers as Sergei Rachmaninov, Jean Sibelius and César Franck, and he became increasingly convinced that his own music was 'out of step' with the prevailing climate of the time. Rather than compromise his style, he turned to the academic side of British musical life. He taught at the Royal College of Music, directed the choir of Westminster Central Hall, and in 1964 was appointed Director of the London College of Music, a post which he held until his death in 1982.[2]
Guardian article written by Julian Lloyd Webber about his father, 16 April 2004
William Lloyd Webber: An Impressionistic View by John France
Review of William Lloyd Webber Centenary Concert.
January 01, 1970
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This British surname is barrelled being made up of multiple names It should be written as Lloyd Webber not Webber William Southcombe Lloyd Webber CBE 11 March 1914 29 October 1982 was an English organist and composer who achieved some fame as a part of the modern classical music movement whilst commercially facing mixed opportunities Besides his long and prestigious career composing works ranging from choral pieces to instrumental items and more he is known for being the father of both fellow composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and virtuoso cellist Julian Lloyd Webber He also notably served as a teacher instructing pupils on music theory at the Royal College of Music for many years until his death in 1982 1 William Lloyd WebberCBEBirth nameWilliam Southcombe Lloyd WebberBorn 1914 03 11 11 March 1914London EnglandDied29 October 1982 1982 10 29 aged 68 London EnglandOccupation s Composer organist Contents 1 Childhood 2 Prolific years 3 Selected works 3 1 Orchestra 3 2 Brass band 3 3 Chamber music 3 4 Choral 3 5 Vocal 3 6 Piano 3 7 Organ 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksChildhood editWebber was born in London The son of William Charles Henry Webber a self employed plumber he was fortunate that his father was a keen organ buff who spent what little money he had travelling to hear various organs in and around the capital Often he would take his son with him and before long young William started to play the organ himself and developed a keen interest that bordered on the obsessional 2 By the age of 14 William Lloyd Webber had already become a well known organ recitalist giving frequent performances at many churches and cathedrals throughout Great Britain He won an organ scholarship to the Mercers School later winning a further scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music where he studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams and gained his FRCO diploma at nineteen Because there was already another student at the college with the name William Webber William continued to use his second middle name Lloyd from then on as part of his last name Prolific years editLloyd Webber s earliest known composition is the remarkably assured Fantasy Trio in B minor for violin cello and piano of 1936 which didn t receive its premiere until 1995 3 In 1938 he was appointed organist and head of the choir school at All Saints Margaret Street in the Marylebone district of London He later became musical director at Westminster Central Hall London the headquarters of the Methodist church in the United Kingdom His first compositions developed in the 1930s In 1942 he married the pianist and violinist Jean Hermione Johnstone 1921 1993 4 The marriage which lasted until his death produced two sons composer Andrew born 1948 and cellist Julian born 1951 From 1945 until the 1960s Lloyd Webber composed vocal and instrumental music choral and organ works chamber music and orchestral works Compositions from this period include the oratorio St Francis of Assisi 1948 the orchestral tone poem Aurora 1948 and the six Country Impressions 1960 each movement for a solo woodwind instrument and piano 5 There are also sonatinas for viola and flute numerous songs organ pieces and choral works But Webber s roots were firmly embedded in the romanticism of such composers as Sergei Rachmaninov Jean Sibelius and Cesar Franck and he became increasingly convinced that his own music was out of step with the prevailing climate of the time Rather than compromise his style he turned to the academic side of British musical life He taught at the Royal College of Music directed the choir of Westminster Central Hall and in 1964 was appointed Director of the London College of Music a post which he held until his death in 1982 2 Selected works editOrchestra edit Lento in E major for string orchestra 1939 Waltz in E minor for orchestra 1939 Aurora Tone Poem for orchestra 1948 Three Spring Miniatures for small orchestra 1952 orchestration of original piano workGossamer A Little Waltz Willow Song A lament Tree Tops A Toccatina Serenade for Strings for string orchestraI Barcarolle 1951 II Romance 1980 III Elegy 1960 dd Invocation for harp timpani and string orchestra 1957 Brass band edit Little Suite for brassI Prelude II Adagio III Festival March dd Chamber music edit Three Pieces for cello and pianoIn the Half Light 1951 Air Varie adapted from Tantum Ergo by Cesar Franck Slumber SongFantasy Trio in B minor for violin cello and piano 1936 Sonatina for flute and piano 1941 Benedictus for violin and organ 1942 Nocturne for cello and piano or harp 1948 from the oratorio St Francis of Assisi Sonatina for viola and piano 1951 Air and Variations for clarinet and piano 1952 Suite in B for trumpet and piano 1952 Country Impressions 1960 Mulberry Cottage for flute and piano 1960 On Frensham Pond Aquarelle for clarinet and piano 1960 A Lyric Suite for cello and piano 1964 Summer Pastures for horn and piano The Gardens at Eastwell A Late Summer Impression for violin and piano or harp 1982 Choral edit Missa Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae for choir and organ 1979 Missa Princeps Pacis The Prince of Peace mass for chorus and organ 1962 The Saviour de A Meditation upon the Death of Christ for chorus and organ The Divine Compassion Sacred Cantata for tenor baritone chorus and organ St Francis of Assisi Oratorio for soprano tenor baritone chorus string orchestra and harp 1948 Born a King a Christmas cantata for soloists chorus and organ Songs of Spring Cantata for female chorus and piano O Lord Spread Thy Wings O er Me Anthem for soprano or treble voice chorus and accompaniment Spirit of God Anthem for chorus and organ Dominus Firmamentum Meum Anthem for chorus and organ Lo My Shepherd Is Divine Anthem for soprano alto chorus and organ Lo God Is Here Anthem for chorus and organ Seven AnthemsSing the Life Easter Carol for chorus and accompaniment A Hymn of Thanksgiving for unison voices and organ O Love I Give Myself to Thee for female chorus and organ O for a Closer Walk with God for chorus and organ Then Come All Ye People Carol for chorus and accompaniment The Lord Is My Shepherd for chorus and organ Love Divine All Loves Excelling for chorus and organ 1964 from The Good SamaritanTantum Ergo Anthem for bass solo chorus and organ Jesus Dear Jesus Carol for boy treble children s choir and organ The Stable Where the Oxen Stood Most Glorious Lord of Lyfe Anthem Suitable for Easter for chorus words by Edmund Spenser Meeting Place a Meditation upon the Birth of Christ for baritone chorus and piano or organ 1964 Jamie Brown a Happy Story in Song for two part chorus and piano published 1962 Magnificat and Nunc Dimmitis in E minorPartsongs April for female chorus and piano Corinna s Lute for female chorus and piano Sun Gold for female chorus and piano words by May Sarson Moon Silver for female chorus and piano Lament for female chorus and piano I heard a Rush of Wings for female or children s chorus and piano The Moon for unaccompanied chorus A Magic Morn for female chorus and piano The Heather Hills for female chorus and pianoVocal edit The Call of the Morning 1950 words by George Darley Love Like a Drop of Dew 1950 words by W H Davies I Looked Out into the Morning 1951 words by James Thomson B V Over the Bridge 1951 words by James Thomson B V How Do I Love Thee The Forest of Wild Thyme 1951 The Pretty Washer Maiden words by William Ernest Henley To the Wicklow Hills 1954 words by R G Leigh A Rent for Love 1982 words by Irvonwy Morgan So Lovely the Rose words by Joseph Murrells Eutopia words by Francis Turner Palgrave The Cottage of Dreams Lullaby Spring Is the Time for Love Three Arias for tenor and organAnd I Saw a New Heaven The King of Love from The Saviour Thou Art the King from The Divine Compassion Piano edit Three Spring Miniatures 1952 also orchestratedGossamer A Little Waltz Willow Song A lament Tree Tops A Toccatina Italian Idyll 3 Piano Duets 1954 Mattinata Siesta NapolitanaSix PiecesA Song for the Morning 1957 composed under the pseudonym Clive Chapel Scherzo in G minor Arabesque Romantic Evening Explanation composed under the pseudonym Clive Chapel Song without WordsThree PiecesPresto for Perseus Autumn Elf Badinage de NoelScenes from ChildhoodCake Walk Sentimental Waltz Air Scherzo Evening Hymn China DollA Short Tone Study River Song for piano 4 hands Danse Macabre for 2 pianosOrgan edit Chorale Cantilena and Finale Three Recital Pieces 1952 Prelude Barcarolle Nuptial MarchAria 13 PiecesPrelude on St Cross Choral March Communion Solemn Procession Prelude on Passion Chorale Prelude on Rockingham Festal March Prelude on Gerontius Aria Verset Prelude on Winchester New Vesper Hymn Meditation on StracathroReflections 7 PiecesPrelude Slumber Song Summer Pastures Romance Intermezzo Christ in the Tomb from The Divine Compassion PostludeEight Varied PiecesArietta in A major Minuet Recessional Andantino alla Cantilena Introit Dedication March Pastorale EpilogueSongs without Words 6 PiecesNoel Nouvelet Song without Words Trumpet Minuet God Rest You Merry Gentlemen The Coventry Carol Good King WenceslasFive Portraits for home organs Elegy Six Interludes on Christmas CarolsInterlude on The Holly and the Ivy Interlude on Whence is this goodly fragrance Interlude on Noel nouvelet Interlude on Good King Wenceslas Interlude on Coventry Carol Interlude on God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Rhapsody on Helmsley Four Epilogues for Frederick Geoghegan 1953 I Allegro moderato II Risoluto III Resurgam Andante elegiaco IV Maestoso ma con animaSuite in B flat Major for Organ To Frank Netherwood 1951 I Prelude II Fugal Allegro III Minuet IV Choral SongSix Interludes on Passion Hymns out of print Novello Discography editMusic of William Lloyd Webber ASV Digital CD DCA 961 1996 Organ Works of William Lloyd Webber Priory PRCD 616 1998 William Lloyd Webber piano music chamber music and songs Hyperion CDA67008 1998 Sacred Choral Music of William Lloyd Webber Priory PRCD677 1999 Invocation Chandos CHAN 9595 1998 References edit BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature Billy The Other Lloyd Webber Bbc co uk 9 August 2014 Retrieved 18 September 2015 a b Julian Lloyd Webber on his composer father Music The Guardian 16 April 2004 Retrieved 18 September 2015 William Lloyd Webber piano music chamber music and song Hyperion CDA67008 1998 John Lill 14 December 1993 Obituary Jean Lloyd Webber People News The Independent Retrieved 18 September 2015 Robert Matthew Walker Notes to British Chamber Music SOMM CD 0653 2022 External links editWilliam Lloyd Webber s biography Air Varie on YouTube and In the half light on YouTube by William Lloyd Webber played by his son Julian Lloyd Webber Performance of Aurora on YouTube by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel Guardian article written by Julian Lloyd Webber about his father 16 April 2004 William Lloyd Webber An Impressionistic View by John France Review of William Lloyd Webber Centenary Concert Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William 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