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Died November 17, 1997, London, United Kingdom Spouse Valerie Josephs (m. ?–1997) Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama Children Claudia Josephs, Philippa Josephs Compositions Cue WT-5: Arrival: Bass Drums FX, Cue WT-5: Arrival: Bass Drums FX, Cue WT-1: Arrival: High Whine Violin, Cue WT-1: Arrival: High Whine Violin, Cue A6M5-4: Arrival: End Credits, Cue A6M5-4: Arrival: End Credits, Cue A1M1A-4: Arrival: Main Titles - Part 1: Westminster Bridge to Boss's Door, Cue A1M1A-4: Arrival: Main Titles - Part 1: Westminster Bridge to Boss's Door, Cue A2M2-1: Arrival: P Goes Into No2's Office First Time, Cue A2M2-1: Arrival: P Goes Into No2's Office First Time, Cue A6M3-1: Arrival: Take Over of Helicopter, Cue A6M3-1: Arrival: Take Over of Helicopter, Cue WT-2: Arrival: Celeste Theme and Chords, Cue WT-2: Arrival: Celeste Theme and Chords, Galop From Eight Aphorisms, Galop From Eight Aphorisms, Cue WT-4: Arrival: Flexatone, Cue WT-4: Arrival: Flexatone, Cue A3M4-1: Arrival: P Smashes Toy After Tests in Labour Exchange, Cue A3M4-1: Arrival: P Smashes Toy After Tests in Labour Exchange, Cue A1M7-1: Arrival: "Welcome Home" Card, Cue A1M7-1: Arrival: "Welcome Home" Card, Cue A4M4-1: Arrival: WJ Version "Boys and Girls", Cue A4M4-1: Arrival: WJ Version "Boys and Girls", Cue N/A: Arrival: Flexatone, Cue N/A: Arrival: Flexatone, Cue A3M2-2: Arrival: Birth of Rover, Cue A3M2-2: Arrival: Birth of Rover, Cue WT-3: Arrival: Celeste Chords, Cue WT-3: Arrival: Celeste Chords, Cue A1M1B-1: Arrival: Main Titles - Part 2: Boss's Door to Gassing, Cue A1M1B-1: Arrival: Main Titles - Part 2: Boss's Door to Gassing, Cue A6M1-2: Arrival: "What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?", Cue A6M1-2: Arrival: "What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?", Space Time Music - Pt 1, Space Time Music - Pt 1, Cue A5M2-2: Arrival: P Out Hospital - Cards - Taxi - No2's Office, Cue A5M2-2: Arrival: P Out Hospital - Cards - Taxi - No2's Office, Cue A1M2-2: Arrival: From P Wake From Gassing to Taxi Girl, Cue A1M2-2: Arrival: From P Wake From Gassing to Taxi Girl, Cue A6M4-2: Arrival: P Out Helicopter - Rover - "Residents Only", Cue A6M4-2: Arrival: P Out Helicopter - Rover - "Residents Only", Cue A4M2-4: Arrival: P Out - Gardener - Rover - TV - Beach, Cue A4M2-4: Arrival: P Out - Gardener - Rover - TV - Beach, In the North, In the North, Cue A6M2-4: Arrival: P Leaves Girl - Gets to Helicopter, Cue A6M2-4: Arrival: P Leaves Girl - Gets to Helicopter, Cue A5M3-2: Arrival: Radezky March, Cue A5M3-2: Arrival: Radezky March, Space Time Music - Pt 2, Space Time Music - Pt 2, Cue A5M1-1: Arrival: Through Alarm Bell "Cobb Dead", Cue A5M1-1: Arrival: Through Alarm Bell "Cobb Dead" Similar People Claude Whatham, Les Baxter, Robert Bloch, Napoleon, Daphne Oram | ||
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Wilfred Josephs (24 July 1927 – 17 November 1997) was an English composer.
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Life
Born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, the fourth and youngest son of Russian and South Shields Jewish parents, Wilfred Josephs had his first musical studies in Newcastle with Arthur Milner, and showed early promise, but was persuaded by his parents to take up a 'sensible' career. He subsequently became a dentist, qualifying as a Bachelor of Dental Surgery of the University of Durham in 1951. He later studied at the Guildhall School in London.
In 1963 his Requiem, a complete setting of the Hebrew Kaddish, written in memory of the Jews who died during the Holocaust, won the first International Composing Competition of the City of Milan and La Scala - then the biggest musical award in the world, after which he gave up dentistry and became a full-time composer. The Requiem was performed by Nino Sanzogno in Milan, Maurice Handford for the BBC, Max Rudolf in Cincinnati, and Giulini in Chicago. A recording was made by David Measham for Unicorn Kanchana.
Josephs was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music of Newcastle University in 1978. In October 1996, a concert of his works was given at Newcastle University in his presence. He died in London in 1997, leaving a wife, Valerie, and two daughters, Claudia and Philippa. The Wilfred Josephs Society continues to promote his works, the president of which was Sir Charles Mackerras.
Works
Wilfred Josephs was a prolific composer and his classical works include 12 symphonies, 22 concertos, overtures, chamber music, operas, ballets, vocal works - almost all of which had been written to commission. An exception was Requiescant pro defunctis, a string quartet composed as Josephs' personal response to newsreel footage of Auschwitz shown at the time of the Adolf Eichmann trial. This string quartet became the basis of the Kaddish Requiem.
Josephs is best remembered for composing the music for the television series The Great War (1964), Theatre 625 (1965), Talking to a Stranger (1966), Weavers Green (1966), W. Somerset Maugham (1969), Cider with Rosie (1971), I, Claudius (1976), Disraeli (1978), The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976), Enemy at the Door (1978), The Voyage of Charles Darwin (1978), Pride and Prejudice (1980), The Brief (1984) and The Return of the Antelope (1986), as well as incidental music for The Prisoner (1967). His film scores include Cash on Demand (1961), Fanatic (1965), The Deadly Bees (1966), Hostile Witness (1968), My Side of the Mountain (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970), Dark Places (1973), Callan (1974), Swallows and Amazons (1974), All Creatures Great and Small (1975), The Uncanny (1977), Martin's Day (1985) and Mata Hari (1985).
His other notable works include an opera Rebecca (1983), based on Daphne du Maurier's novel, a ballet Cyrano (1991) and the Aelian Dances, based on Newcastle folk songs (the title is a reference to Newcastle's Roman name) and a music theater piece in memory of his nephew, A Child of the Universe op. 80. and a children's opera Alice in Wonderland Op 144 (1985-1988) .