William Walton

Sir William Turner Walton OM (29 March 1902 – 8 March 1983) was an English composer known for his work in various classical genres and styles, such as Façade, Belshazzar's Feast, and the Viola Concerto. His legacy includes the British coronation marches Crown Imperial and Orb and Sceptre. Walton was born in Oldham, Lancashire, into a musical family and displayed his musical talents early. A chorister and later an undergraduate at Oxford, his potential was nurtured by the Sitwell siblings after he left university. His career spanned over sixty years, and despite being considered a slow, perfectionist worker, his oeuvre remains significant and influential【23†source】【28†source】【29†source】.