Alison Margaret Bauld (born 7 May 1944) is an Australian writer and composer who lives and works in

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Biography

Bauld was born in

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and studied piano with

Alexander Sverjensky Alexander Borisovich Sverjensky (Александр Борисович Сверженский) (26 March 1901 – 3 October 1971) was a Russian-born Australian pianist and teacher. Sverjensky was born in Riga, Latvia, then part of the Russian Emp ...

at the

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. She also studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and toured as a Shakespearian actress for a year before graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from the

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. She continued her education in England through a university scholarship, studying composition with Elisabeth Lutyens and Hans Keller and graduated with a doctorate in composition from the

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in 1974. After completing her education, Bauld worked as a composer and music teacher. Her works have been performed internationally, and she has received a Gulbenkian Dance Award for composition.

Works

Selected works include: *''Van Diemen's land'', choral fantasy for mezzo-soprano, bass, 2 tenors, baritones, male speaker and a cappella chorus *''Dear Emily'', music theatre for actress/soprano and harp or piano. Text by William Blake and Alison Bauld *''Nell'', ballad opera *''Farewell Already'', adaptation from ''Richard III'' *''Banquot's Buried'', music theatre *''Where Should Othello Go'' for tenor/baritone and piano *''Pluto'', theatrical chamber work for soprano, female chorus and instruments *''No More of Love'', song for soprano and piano *''Play Your Way'', three volume piano tutor *''Van Diemen's Land'' for a cappella choir Bauld has also published a novel: *''Mozart's Sister'' (Autumn 2005) Alcina Press

References

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