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| '''Norman Hallam''' (born 9 October 1945) is an English clarinetist and the composer of the ''Dance Suite'' for wind quintet. | '''Norman Hallam''' (born 9 October 1945) is an English clarinetist and the composer of the ''Dance Suite'' for wind quintet. | ||
| Hallam studied the clarinet from the age of 11, studying with Michael Saxton, then principal clarinet with the ]. He continued his studies at the ] with Saxton and composition with Allan Hawthorne-Baker (1909-1977). He attended the ] in London from 1964 until 1968. After two years as a freelancer he joined the ] in 1970 as 2nd Clarinet under Kevin Banks, staying there until 1999 when he retired for health reasons. Hallam was also a member of the Canzona Wind Quintet from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s.<ref name=bio></ref> | Born in ], Hallam studied the clarinet from the age of 11, studying with Michael Saxton, then principal clarinet with the ]. He continued his studies at the ] with Saxton and composition with Allan Hawthorne-Baker (1909-1977). He attended the ] in London from 1964 until 1968. After two years as a freelancer he joined the ] in 1970 as 2nd Clarinet under Kevin Banks, staying there until 1999 when he retired for health reasons. Hallam was also a member of the Canzona Wind Quintet from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s.<ref name=bio></ref> | ||
| His Clarinet Concerto, premiered in 1998 was composed for Kevin Banks, who performed it twice and described the difficulties of the piece as "fiendish".<ref></ref> His best known composition is the jazz-influenced ''Dance Suite'' (1980) for wind ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon), which was written for Canzona.<ref></ref> It has four movements: Waltz, Bossa Nova, Quickstep and Charleston.<ref></ref> Other pieces include a Fantasy for four horns and a Fantasy for unaccompanied clarinet (1992), which has been performed by Michael Whight.<ref></ref> | His Clarinet Concerto, premiered in 1998 was composed for Kevin Banks, who performed it twice and described the difficulties of the piece as "fiendish".<ref></ref> His best known composition is the jazz-influenced ''Dance Suite'' (1980) for wind ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon), which was written for Canzona.<ref></ref> It has four movements: Waltz, Bossa Nova, Quickstep and Charleston.<ref></ref> Other pieces include a Fantasy for four horns and a Fantasy for unaccompanied clarinet (1992), which has been performed by Michael Whight.<ref></ref> | ||
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English clarinetist and composer For the footballer, see Norman Hallam.Norman Hallam (born 9 October 1945) is an English clarinetist and the composer of the Dance Suite for wind quintet.
Born in Coventry, Hallam studied the clarinet from the age of 11, studying with Michael Saxton, then principal clarinet with the BBC Midland Orchestra. He continued his studies at the Birmingham School of Music with Saxton and composition with Allan Hawthorne-Baker (1909-1977). He attended the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1964 until 1968. After two years as a freelancer he joined the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 1970 as 2nd Clarinet under Kevin Banks, staying there until 1999 when he retired for health reasons. Hallam was also a member of the Canzona Wind Quintet from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s.
His Clarinet Concerto, premiered in 1998 was composed for Kevin Banks, who performed it twice and described the difficulties of the piece as "fiendish". His best known composition is the jazz-influenced Dance Suite (1980) for wind ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon), which was written for Canzona. It has four movements: Waltz, Bossa Nova, Quickstep and Charleston. Other pieces include a Fantasy for four horns and a Fantasy for unaccompanied clarinet (1992), which has been performed by Michael Whight.
Hallam contacted polio in 1949 and has used a wheelchair all his life.
See also
References
- ^ Arthur Hallam biography, Camden Music
- Interview with Kevin Banks, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, 2018
- Max Derrickson. Program notes for Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra concert, 16 March 2024
- Recorded by The Galliard Ensemble on Opus Number Zoo: Twentieth century wind quintets, Deux-Elles DXL 1025 (2002)
- Fantasy for Solo Clarinet, performed by Michael Whight, 2014