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'''Ernest Warburton''' (10 June 1937 in [[Irlam]] – 7 August 2001 in [[London]]) was a noted [[musicologist]] who specialized in the music of [[Johann Christian Bach]]. His efforts were published from 1984 to 1999 in the 48 volumes of ''[[Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach|The Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach]]''. |
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Warburton was also an executive with [[BBC Radio]], serving as Head of Music Programmes ( |
Warburton was also an executive with [[BBC Radio]], serving as Head of Music Programmes (1977–1982) and Editor of Music for BBC Radio 3 (1982–1986) before transferring to the [[BBC World Service]]. During this period, he revived many obscure operas, such as [[Richard Wagner|Wagner's]] ''[[Die Feen]]'' and ''[[Rienzi]]'' and [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini's]] ''[[Le Villi]].'' |
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As general editor of ''The Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach,'' Warburton not only edited a share of the music, but wrote out the scores printed in the edition in his own [[calligraphy]]. |
As general editor of ''The Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach,'' Warburton not only edited a share of the music, but wrote out the scores printed in the edition in his own [[calligraphy]]. |
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== Early career == |
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After obtaining his BA at Oxford in 1959, Warburton was unable to stay there to complete his DPhil, due to lack of money. He therefore worked as the music teacher at Queen Mary's School, Basingstoke, Hants, from 1960 to 1964, completing his DPhil in his own time. This shortage of money explains why such a distinguished musicologist was briefly a teacher at a relatively obscure provincial school. Even then, his behaviour was exactly as later described in one of his obituaries: “Although feared by some for his acerbic tongue - unleashed only on those who fell below the high standards he set himself and required from others - he was a companionable and humorous man, long-suffering and often highly entertaining.” He was wont, for example, to severely admonish his school choir immediately before a concert, likening them to a “bunch of wet cod on a slab”. Despite this, he was a major influence for this wiki contributor, and doubtless many others of his alumni from the school, in developing an understanding and lifelong love of music. His greatest achievement at the school was the single-handed direction of the Bach St Matthew Passion at the town Parish Church. This production involved his own school choir, the choir of the Girls’ High School, and some professional soloists. To be known later as “the white tornado” on account of his striking platinum blond hair, the boys’ nickname for him at the school was simply “Omo” (after the contemporary washing powder which was “whiter than white”).<ref>telegraph.co.uk, 11 Sep 2001</ref> |
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=== Teaching === |
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After obtaining his BA at Oxford in 1959, Warburton was unable to stay there to complete his DPhil, due to lack of funds. In 1960, he started work as a music teacher at Queen Mary's Grammar School for Boys, Basingstoke, Hants. Warburton continued working at Queen Mary's Grammar School until 1964, when he completed his DPhil .<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Ernest Warburton|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=London|date=2001-09-11|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1340138/Ernest-Warburton.html}}</ref> |
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During his time teaching, his time was described in one of his obituaries: “Although feared by some for his acerbic tongue — unleashed only on those who fell below the high standards he set himself and required from others — he was a companionable and humorous man, long-suffering and often highly entertaining.”<ref name="telegraph" /> Warburton was known to severely admonish his school choir immediately before a concert, likening them to a “bunch of wet cod on a slab”.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} |
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Warburton directed a production of [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach's]] [[St Matthew Passion]] at the town Parish Church. This production involved his own school choir, the choir of the Girls’ High School, and some professional soloists. |
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Warburton was later known as “the white tornado” on account of his striking platinum blond hair (he had [[albinism]]<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|last=Ponsonby|first=Robert|title=Obituary: Ernest Warburton|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/sep/28/guardianobituaries|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=2001-09-28}}</ref>), the boys’ nickname for him at the school was simply “Omo” (after the contemporary washing powder which was “whiter than white”). |
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From 1964 to 1967 he was Director of Music at [[Bishop's Stortford College]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=O.S.News |journal=The Newsletter of the Old Stortfordians' Society – Bishops's Stortford College |date=September 2001 |issue=90 |url=http://web941.pavilion.net/osnews/newsletters/sept01.pdf }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> before moving to the BBC. |
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=== BBC === |
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Upon moving to the BBC in Manchester, he became head of music within three years. In 1967, he produced his first broadcast opera, Puccini's Le Villi. In 1977, he moved to London as the BBC's Head of Music Programmes for radio. In 1986, he was appointed music organiser for the World Service, then managing editor, and later editor, BBC World Service, English. He retired in 1995.<ref name="guardian" /> |
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*{{cite journal|title=Ernest Warburton|journal=The Musical Times|date=Winter 2001|volume=142|issue=1877|page=8|jstor=1004571}} |
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*[http://www.musicaltimes.co.uk/archive/0104/warburton.html Obituary of Ernest Warburton.] |
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 6 August 2024
Ernest Warburton (10 June 1937 in Irlam – 7 August 2001 in London) was a noted musicologist who specialized in the music of Johann Christian Bach. His efforts were published from 1984 to 1999 in the 48 volumes of The Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach.
Warburton was also an executive with BBC Radio, serving as Head of Music Programmes (1977–1982) and Editor of Music for BBC Radio 3 (1982–1986) before transferring to the BBC World Service. During this period, he revived many obscure operas, such as Wagner's Die Feen and Rienzi and Puccini's Le Villi.
As general editor of The Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach, Warburton not only edited a share of the music, but wrote out the scores printed in the edition in his own calligraphy.
Early career
[edit]Teaching
[edit]After obtaining his BA at Oxford in 1959, Warburton was unable to stay there to complete his DPhil, due to lack of funds. In 1960, he started work as a music teacher at Queen Mary's Grammar School for Boys, Basingstoke, Hants. Warburton continued working at Queen Mary's Grammar School until 1964, when he completed his DPhil .[1]
During his time teaching, his time was described in one of his obituaries: “Although feared by some for his acerbic tongue — unleashed only on those who fell below the high standards he set himself and required from others — he was a companionable and humorous man, long-suffering and often highly entertaining.”[1] Warburton was known to severely admonish his school choir immediately before a concert, likening them to a “bunch of wet cod on a slab”.[citation needed]
Warburton directed a production of Bach's St Matthew Passion at the town Parish Church. This production involved his own school choir, the choir of the Girls’ High School, and some professional soloists.
Warburton was later known as “the white tornado” on account of his striking platinum blond hair (he had albinism[2]), the boys’ nickname for him at the school was simply “Omo” (after the contemporary washing powder which was “whiter than white”).
From 1964 to 1967 he was Director of Music at Bishop's Stortford College[3] before moving to the BBC.
BBC
[edit]Upon moving to the BBC in Manchester, he became head of music within three years. In 1967, he produced his first broadcast opera, Puccini's Le Villi. In 1977, he moved to London as the BBC's Head of Music Programmes for radio. In 1986, he was appointed music organiser for the World Service, then managing editor, and later editor, BBC World Service, English. He retired in 1995.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary: Ernest Warburton". The Telegraph. London. 11 September 2001.
- ^ a b Ponsonby, Robert (28 September 2001). "Obituary: Ernest Warburton". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "O.S.News" (PDF). The Newsletter of the Old Stortfordians' Society – Bishops's Stortford College (90). September 2001.[permanent dead link]
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