William Francis McBeth (* 9. März 1933 in Lubbock , Texas ; † 6. Januar 2012 in Arkadelphia , Arkansas [ 1] [ 2] ) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist und Dirigent .
McBeth absolvierte seine Studien an der Hardin-Simmons University , an der University of Texas und an der Eastman School of Music , Rochester , New York . Zu seinen Professoren zählen Howard Hanson , Clifton Williams und Bernard Rogers . Ab 1957 war er an der Ouachita-Baptist-University in Arkansas tätig. Er war auch Dirigent des Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in Little Rock . 1963 erhielt er den Howard-Hanson -Preis für seine Third Symphony . Als Gastdirigent leitete er Orchester in Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, England, Schottland, Island, Kanada und Japan.
1955 Symphony No. 1 , opus 7
1956 Symphony No. 2 , opus 10
1963 Symphony No. 3 , opus 27
1969 Symphony No. 4 , opus 49A
1956 Suite on a Biblical Event , opus 8
1956 Overture for Orchestra , opus 9
1957 Pastorale , für Holzbläser und Streicher, opus 11
1960 Pastorale and Allegro , opus 21
1961 Allegro Agitato , opus 24
1963 Quanah , opus 29
1974 Grace, Praeludium and Response , opus 53
1974 The Badlands , opus 54A
1975 Kaddish , opus 57A
1954 Orfadh , opus 3
1954 Divertimento for Band , opus 4
1959 Cavata , opus 17
1960 Second Suite for Band , opus 20
1961 Narrative , opus 23
1961 Chant and Jubilo , opus 25
1963 Mosaic , opus 29A
1964 Reflections Past , opus 30
1964 Joyant Narrative , opus 34
Two Fanfares
1959 Thaxton Fanfare, opus 16
1964 Cooper Fanfare, opus 32
1965 Battaglia , opus 36
Two Symphonic Fanfares
1965 Jenkins Fanfare, opus 35
1966 TCU Fanfare, opus 38
1966 Cantique and Faranade , opus 39
1967 Texas Tech Fanfare , für zwei Blasorchester, opus 43
Symphonic Sounds for the Field
1967 Bowie Fanfare, opus 41
1968 Fredericksburg Fanfare, opus 45
1967 Masque , opus 44
Big Sounds for young bands
1967 Weiss Fanfare, opus 42
1968 Jayton Fanfare, opus 46
1969 Drammatico , opus 48
1969 Divergents , opus 49
1971 The Seventh Seal , opus 50
1973 Festive Centennial , opus 51
1973 To be Fed by Ravens , opus 52
1974 Capriccio Concertant , opus 54
1975 Kaddish for Symphonic Band , opus 57
1976 New Canaan , opus 58
1977 Canto , opus 61
1979 Caccia , opus 62
1979 Cavata , opus 63
1981 The Feast of Trumpets , opus 64
1981 Grace Praeludium , opus 65
1982 Flourishes , opus 66
1983 Praises , opus 70
1984 Beowulf – An Heroic Trilogy , opus 71
1986 To the Unknowns , opus 73
1986 With Sounding Trumpets , opus 74
1987 The Fifth Trumpeter , opus 75
1988 They Hung Their Harps in the Willows , opus 77
1990 Of Sailors and Whales , opus 78
Ishmael
Queequeg
Father Mapple
Ahab
The White Whale
1991 Drayton Hall Esprit , opus 79
1992 Daniel in the Lion’s Den , opus 80
1992 This Land Of El Dorado , opus 81
1993 Wine From These Grapes , opus 83
1993 Through Countless Halls of Air , opus 84
First Flight – Daedalus And Icarus,
Kitty Hawk – Orville And Wilbur,
High Flight – BeeGee and the Blackbird
Come Wandering Shepherds
Eulogies by the Bard of Great Falls
Fanfare „The Lions of North Bridge“
Lauds And Tropes
Laud I, II.
Trope I, III.
Laud II, IV.
Trope II, V.
Laud III
Tenebrae
The Gathering of the Waters
When Honor Whispers And Shouts
1972 Effective Performance of Band Music
1979 New Theories of Theory
↑ Nachruf bei smcpublications.com (Memento vom 11. Januar 2012 im Internet Archive ), abgerufen am 7. Januar 2012
↑ Nachruf (Memento vom 4. August 2012 im Webarchiv archive.today ), World Renowned Composer, HSU Distinguished Alumnus, HSU Hall of Leaders Inductee Dies – Hardin-Simmons University