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Malcolm Williamson

1931 - 2003

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Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson, (21 November 1931 – 2 March 2003) was an Australian composer. He was the Master of the Queen's Music from 1975 until his death. According to Grove Music Online, although Williamson's earlier compositions aligned with Serialist techniques, "he later modified his approach to composition in the search of a more inclusive musical language that was fundamentally tonal and, above all, lyrical. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Malcolm Williamson is the 1,406th most popular composer (up from 1,419th in 2024), the 512th most popular biography from Australia (up from 530th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Malcolm Williamson ranks 1,406 out of 1,451. Before him are Jimmy McHugh, Randall Thompson, Frank Loesser, Robert Ashley, Mamoru Samuragochi, and Ludger Stühlmeyer. After him are Lera Auerbach, Gus Kahn, Walter Murphy, Kazumi Totaka, Alla Zahaikevych, and John Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Malcolm Williamson ranks 600. Before him are Brook Benton, Arthur Fry, Gene Fullmer, Jimmy Stewart, Ken Bates, and Nandini Satpathy. After him are Michael Hardie Boys, Otis Blackwell, Cliff Hagan, David Axelrod, Jack Clement, and Irfan Habib. Among people deceased in 2003, Malcolm Williamson ranks 366. Before him are Rachel Corrie, Road Warrior Hawk, Hank Ballard, Ellen Drew, Lynne Thigpen, and David Kelly. After him are Joseph Overton, Johnny Paul Koroma, Noor Alam, Babatunde Olatunji, Sita Ram Goel, and Philip Slone.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Malcolm Williamson ranks 512 out of 1,143. Before him are Shaun Tan (1974), Adelaide Kane (1990), Allan Davis (1980), Larry Perkins (1950), Adam Garcia (1973), and Rodney Brooks (1954). After him are Michael Rogers (1979), David Gulpilil (1953), Anthony Šerić (1979), Paul McNamee (1954), Tony Gaze (1920), and Luke Roberts (1977).

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Among COMPOSERS In Australia

Among composers born in Australia, Malcolm Williamson ranks 4. Before him are Arthur Benjamin (1893), Percy Grainger (1882), and Peter Sculthorpe (1929). After him are Brett Dean (1961).

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