Doreen Carwithen

Doreen Carwithen

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About Doreen Carwithen

Doreen Mary Carwithen (15 November 1922 – 5 January 2003) was a British composer of classical and film music. She was also known as Mary Alwyn. Doreen Carwithen was born in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire on 15 November 1922. As a child she had her first music lessons from her mother, a music teacher, starting both piano and violin with her at age 4. In 1941 she entered the Royal Academy of Music and played the cello in a string quartet and with orchestras. At age 16 she began composing by setting Wordsworth’s Daffodils for voice and piano.

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Suffolk Suite: II. Orford Ness. Allegretto Grazioso

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Suffolk Suite: III. Suffolk Morris. Ritmico

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Bishop Rock

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Sonatina: II. Molto adagio

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Suffolk Suite: I. Prelude. Moderato

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Suffolk Suite: IV. Framlingham Castle. Alla Marcia

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Suffolk Suite: III. Suffolk Morris: Ritmico

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ODTAA (One Damn Thing After Another)

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Piano Concerto: II. Lento

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