Bedford, David (Vickerman) (b London, 1937). Eng. composer and teacher. Was member of pop group ‘The Whole World’. Worked as mus. teacher 1968–80. Comp.-in-residence Queen's Coll., London, 1969–81. Prin. works:MUSIC THEATRE: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (school opera, 1975–6); The Ragnarok (1982–3) (school opera, part of trilogy with The Death of Baldur (1979) and Indiof's Saga (1980)); The Camlann Game (school opera) (1987); The Return of Odysseus (children's opera) (1988); Touristen Dachau (1992–3); Anna (children's opera) (1992–3).ORCH.: This One for You (1965); Gastrula (1968); Star's End, rock instr. and orch. (1974); sym. for 12 mus. (1981); Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves (1982); The Valley-Sleeper, The Children, Snakes and the Giant (1982); Seascapes (1986); The Transfiguration (1988); Frameworks (1989–90); In Plymouth Town (1992); Allison's Overture (1992); Allison's Concerto, tpt., orch. (1993).CHORUS & ORCH.: Dream of the 7 Lost Stars (1964–5); Star Clusters, Nebulae, and Places in Devon (1971); 12 Hours of Sunset (1974); The Odyssey, sop., girls’ vv., instr., elec. (1976); Song of the White Horse (1977); The Way of Truth, ch., elec. (1978); Into Thy Wondrous House, sop., ch., children's ch., orch. (1987); Gere curam mei finis, ch., elec. (1987); I am going home with thee, 6 solo women's vv., str. (1993).WIND BAND: Sun Paints Rainbow on the Vast Waves, arr. for wind (1984); Sea and Sky and Golden Hill (1985); Ronde for Isolde (1986); Symphony 2 (1987).BRASS: Pancakes, with Butter, Maple Syrup and Bacon and the TV Weatherman, brass quintet (1973); For Tess, brass quintet (1985); Toccata for Tristan (1989); Canzona (1992).UNACC. CHORUS: 2 Poems ( Patchen) (1963); The Golden Wine is Drunk ( Dowson) (1974).INSTR. ENSEMBLE: Piece for Mo (1963); Five (1967); Pentomino, wind quintet (1968); The Garden of Love (1970); The Sword of Orion (1970); With 100 Kazoos (1971); Nurse's Song with Elephants (1971); Jack of Shadows, va., small orch. (1973); A Horse, His Name was Hunry Fencewaver Walkins, acoustic gui., chamber ens. (1973); Variations on a Rhythm by Mike Oldfield, perc. (3 players, 84 instr.) (1973); Erkenne mich (1988); Susato Variations, pf., wind, perc. (1992); Cadenzas and Interludes (1992).VOICE AND INSTRS. (all with various ens.): Music for Albion Moonlight, sop. (1965); That White and Radiant Legend, sop., spkr. (1966); The Tentacles of the Dark Nebula, ten. (1969); When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer, ten. (1972); Holy Thursday with Squeekers, sop. (1972); The OCD Band and the Minotaur, sop. (1990); Even Now, sop. (1990); Maggie's Farewell, sop. (1991); The Bird of the Mountain, sop. (1991).INSTR(S).: 18 Bricks Left on April 21st, 2 electric guitars (1967); Piano Piece I (1966), II (1968); ‘You Asked for It’, acoustic guitar (1969); Spillihpernak, va. (1972); wind sextet (1981); SPNM Birthday Piece, str. qt. (1983); Diafone, fl., vib. (1985); Memories of Ullapool, fl., gui. or hp. (1988).VOICE AND ACCOMP.: O Now the Drenched Land Wakes, bar., pf. duet; Come In Here, Child, sop., amplified pf. (1968); Because He Liked to be at Home, ten. (also plays recorder), hp. (1974); On the Beach at Night, 2 ten., pf., chamber org. (1978); Be Music Night, sop., pf. (1986).PIANO: Ma non sempre (1987); Hoquetus David, 2 pf. (1987).