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David Moule-Evans (b 21 November, 1905, died 18 May 1988) was an English composer,conductor and academic.
Moule-Evans was born in [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], Kent, and studied at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London with [[Malcolm Sargent]] and [[Herbert Howells]],<ref name="ram">[https://ift.tt/2KG4vOg Hurd, Michael. ''David Moule-Evans'', in Grove Music Online, 2001]</ref> continuing his education at [[Queen's College, Oxford]]. From 1945 to 1974 he returned to the Royal College to teach harmony, counterpoint and composition.
As a composer Moule-Evans has been largely forgotten today, but during his lifetime he achieved a measure of success. His Concerto for String Orchestra won the Carnigie British Music award in 1928. <ref>[https://ift.tt/349EuyK Hurd, Michael (ed). Letters of Gerald Finzi and Howard Ferguson (2001), p 29]</ref> The ''Dance Suite'', scored for full orchestra with piano, five percussion players and timpani, was completed in December 1930 and received its first performance at a Patrons' Fund Concert in March, 1931.<ref>[https://ift.tt/35hVing ''Radio Times'' Issue 659, 15 May 1936, p 80]</ref> His Symphony in G (1944) was a prizewinner in Australia.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2D8r3mA McNeill, Rhoderick. ''The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960'' (2016), p 45]</ref> The orchestral poem ''September Dusk'' was premiered at the BBC Proms on 25 August 1945.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2OwJ43n BBC Proms performance archive]</ref> He mostly wrote in a popular, straightforward style, as can be heard in his only music currently available in recorded form, the soundtracks to a series of [[British Council]] films commissioned by [[Muir Mathieson]], including ''Health of a Nation'' and ''London 1042''.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O7RU8L IMDb]</ref> The composer [[Michael Hurd (composer)|Michael Hurd]] has commented that his chamber works, including the Violin Sonata in F# minor (1956)<ref>[https://ift.tt/2rYCs6e ''Radio Times'' Issue 1882, 4 December 1959, p 40]</ref> and the Piano Sonata (1966) are more adventurous in style.<ref name="ram"/>
Illness cut short his composing career from 1968, although he continued to teach until his death in 1988. His archive and manuscripts are housed in the National Library of Wales.<ref>[https://ift.tt/37vUtcH National Library of Wales]</ref>
==Selected Works==
'''Orchestral'''
* 1926 Rhapsody No 2
* 1928 Concerto for String Orchestra
* 1930 ''Dance Suite''
* 1935 ''Cliff Castle'', symphonic poem<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O88AwP ''Radio Times'' Issue 819, 11 June 1938, p 36]</ref>
* 1938 ''Divertimento for strings''
* 1943 ''September Dusk'', symphonic poem
* 1944 Symphony in G Major (awarded 1st prize at the Australian Jubilee Competition)
* 1947 ''The Spirit of London'', overture
* 1948 ''Vienna Rhapsody''
* 1949 ''The Haunted Place''
* 1951 ''Old Tupper's Dance''
* 1952 ''Sussex Downs'', suite for small orchestra
* ''Polka'' for Cello and Orchestra (dedicated to Maurice Hardy)
'''Choral and Vocal'''
* 1946 ''Two Celtic Songs'', soprano and piano (text: Fiona Macleod)
* 1947 ''Duncton Hill'' for mixed choir (text: Hilaire Belloc)
* 1949 ''Bed in Summer'' (text: R.L Stevenson)
* 1951 ''My Own Country'' and ''Twelfth Night'', songs for middle voice and piano (text: Hilaire Belloc)
* 1951 ''Twilight'', song for middle voice and piano (text: John Masefield)
'''Chamber music'''
* 1925 Sonata in E major for violin and piano
* 1938 ''Moto perpetuo'' for viola and piano
* 1956 Sonata in F sharp minor for violin and piano
* 1966 Piano Sonata
* Suite for flute, oboe and piano (dedicated to The Sylvan Trio)
'''Film music'''
* 1942 ''London, 1942''<ref>[https://ift.tt/2QPGBEf British Council, ''London, 1942'' (1942)]</ref>
* 1943 ''Health of a Nation''<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O7KO42 British Council, ''Health of a Nation'' (1943)]</ref>
* 1945 ''Make Fruitful the Land''<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O6ermu British Council, ''Make Fruitful the Land'' (1945)]</ref>
==References==
Moule-Evans was born in [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], Kent, and studied at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London with [[Malcolm Sargent]] and [[Herbert Howells]],<ref name="ram">[https://ift.tt/2KG4vOg Hurd, Michael. ''David Moule-Evans'', in Grove Music Online, 2001]</ref> continuing his education at [[Queen's College, Oxford]]. From 1945 to 1974 he returned to the Royal College to teach harmony, counterpoint and composition.
As a composer Moule-Evans has been largely forgotten today, but during his lifetime he achieved a measure of success. His Concerto for String Orchestra won the Carnigie British Music award in 1928. <ref>[https://ift.tt/349EuyK Hurd, Michael (ed). Letters of Gerald Finzi and Howard Ferguson (2001), p 29]</ref> The ''Dance Suite'', scored for full orchestra with piano, five percussion players and timpani, was completed in December 1930 and received its first performance at a Patrons' Fund Concert in March, 1931.<ref>[https://ift.tt/35hVing ''Radio Times'' Issue 659, 15 May 1936, p 80]</ref> His Symphony in G (1944) was a prizewinner in Australia.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2D8r3mA McNeill, Rhoderick. ''The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960'' (2016), p 45]</ref> The orchestral poem ''September Dusk'' was premiered at the BBC Proms on 25 August 1945.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2OwJ43n BBC Proms performance archive]</ref> He mostly wrote in a popular, straightforward style, as can be heard in his only music currently available in recorded form, the soundtracks to a series of [[British Council]] films commissioned by [[Muir Mathieson]], including ''Health of a Nation'' and ''London 1042''.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O7RU8L IMDb]</ref> The composer [[Michael Hurd (composer)|Michael Hurd]] has commented that his chamber works, including the Violin Sonata in F# minor (1956)<ref>[https://ift.tt/2rYCs6e ''Radio Times'' Issue 1882, 4 December 1959, p 40]</ref> and the Piano Sonata (1966) are more adventurous in style.<ref name="ram"/>
Illness cut short his composing career from 1968, although he continued to teach until his death in 1988. His archive and manuscripts are housed in the National Library of Wales.<ref>[https://ift.tt/37vUtcH National Library of Wales]</ref>
==Selected Works==
'''Orchestral'''
* 1926 Rhapsody No 2
* 1928 Concerto for String Orchestra
* 1930 ''Dance Suite''
* 1935 ''Cliff Castle'', symphonic poem<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O88AwP ''Radio Times'' Issue 819, 11 June 1938, p 36]</ref>
* 1938 ''Divertimento for strings''
* 1943 ''September Dusk'', symphonic poem
* 1944 Symphony in G Major (awarded 1st prize at the Australian Jubilee Competition)
* 1947 ''The Spirit of London'', overture
* 1948 ''Vienna Rhapsody''
* 1949 ''The Haunted Place''
* 1951 ''Old Tupper's Dance''
* 1952 ''Sussex Downs'', suite for small orchestra
* ''Polka'' for Cello and Orchestra (dedicated to Maurice Hardy)
'''Choral and Vocal'''
* 1946 ''Two Celtic Songs'', soprano and piano (text: Fiona Macleod)
* 1947 ''Duncton Hill'' for mixed choir (text: Hilaire Belloc)
* 1949 ''Bed in Summer'' (text: R.L Stevenson)
* 1951 ''My Own Country'' and ''Twelfth Night'', songs for middle voice and piano (text: Hilaire Belloc)
* 1951 ''Twilight'', song for middle voice and piano (text: John Masefield)
'''Chamber music'''
* 1925 Sonata in E major for violin and piano
* 1938 ''Moto perpetuo'' for viola and piano
* 1956 Sonata in F sharp minor for violin and piano
* 1966 Piano Sonata
* Suite for flute, oboe and piano (dedicated to The Sylvan Trio)
'''Film music'''
* 1942 ''London, 1942''<ref>[https://ift.tt/2QPGBEf British Council, ''London, 1942'' (1942)]</ref>
* 1943 ''Health of a Nation''<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O7KO42 British Council, ''Health of a Nation'' (1943)]</ref>
* 1945 ''Make Fruitful the Land''<ref>[https://ift.tt/2O6ermu British Council, ''Make Fruitful the Land'' (1945)]</ref>
==References==
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