Stephen Dodgson
Biography
Stephen Dodgson was born in London in 1924, and has lived there with few interruptions ever since. He received his musical training at the Royal College of Music, and was subsequently for many years a member of its teaching staff in theory and composition. In 1950 he was in Italy with a travelling scholarship. Through the next 15 years he was part time teacher/lecturer in a succession of schools and colleges. In 1957 he made his first BBC broadcast on musical topics, an activity which has developed uninterrupted ever since. In the period 1966/75 he wrote music for many major BBC radio drama productions. He is currently chairman of the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain.
Dodgson’s compositions cover almost every genre, including an opera Margaret Catchpole (1979); six piano sonatas; five string quartets; choral and orchestral music. His numerous works for guitar have brough him world-wide recognition.
Titles related to Stephen Dodgson
- Seven Miniatures
- Invention for Harpsichord No. 11
- The Well-Tuned Fiddle, Book I
- The Well-Tuned Fiddle, Book II
- New Pieces for Viola, Book II
- The Contemporary Cellist, Book I
- The Contemporary Cellist, Book II
- New Pieces for Flute, Book II
- New Pieces for Oboe, Book II
- New Pieces for Horn, Book I
- New Pieces for Horn, Book II
- New Pieces for Trumpet, Book I
- Clarinet Exam Pieces, 2004-2007, Grade 4
- Music Medals Platinum Guitar Ensemble Pieces