Stephen Dodgson

Stephen Dodgson (born March 17, 1924) is a British composer.

Biography
From 1947 to 1949, Dodgson studied at the Royal College of Music, where he later taught composition. In 1950, he visited Italy on a travelling scholarship, after which he taught in various schools and colleges for a number of years. From 1957 he has broadcast regularly on BBC Radio.

Dodgson has written music covering a number of genres, but he is perhaps best known for his guitar music. In addition to a large number of solo works, this includes ensemble pieces and two concertos. Guitarists who have had works dedicated to them by Dodgson include Julian Bream, Gabriel Estarellas, Angelo Gilardino, Nicola Hall, John Williams, the Eden-Stell Duo and the Fragnito-Matarazzo Duo.

Dodgson is related to Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), and is his closest living relative to have the surname Dodgson.

Selected works

Orchestral
Concerto No. 1 for Guitar and Orchestra (1956)
The Mikado (Overture) (1962)
Concerto No. 2 for Guitar and Orchestra (1972)
Last of the Leaves (1975) for bass, clarinet and strings
Duo Concerto for Violin, Guitar and Strings (1990)
Concerto for Flute and Strings (1991)
Concertino for 2 Guitars and Strings (1998)

Guitar ensemble
Personent Hodie (1981)
Divertissement (1983) for violin and guitar ensemble
Hymnus de Sancto Stephano (1983) for soprano and guitar ensemble
The Selevan Story (1992) for flute, violin, guitar duo and guitar ensemble
Watersmeet (2002)

Chamber
Pastoral Sonata (1953; rev. 1959 & 1998) for flute, cello and guitar
Suite (1957) for brass septet
Duo (1958) for flute and harp
Four Poems of John Clare (1962) for voice and guitar
Sonata (1963) for brass quintet
String Trio No. 2 (1964)
Duo Concertante (1968) for guitar and harpsichord
Suite in D (1972) for oboe and harpsichord
Quintet (1973) for guitar and string quartet
Duo (1974) for cello and guitar
Shine and Shade (1975) for recorder and harpsichord/piano
Dialogues (1976) for guitar and harpsichord
Bagatelles (1977) for four clarinets
London Lyrics (1977) for voice and guitar
Follow the Star (1979) for three guitars
Capriccio (1980) for flute and guitar
Quatre rondeaux de Charles d'Orléans (1982) for soprano and harpsichord
Sonata for Three (1982) for flute, viola and guitar
In Search of Folly (1986) for flute and guitar
Fantasia for Six Brass (1987)
Promenade I (1988) for two guitars
Pastourelle (1992) for two guitars
Riversong (1994) for two guitars
Five Penny Pieces (1995)
Daphne to Apollo (1997) for voice and guitar
Echoes of Autumn (1998) for viola and guitar
High Barbaree (1999) for recorder, guitar and harpsichord
Venus to the Muses (2002) for soprano, recorder, bassoon and harpsichord
Warbeck Trio (2002) for recorder, bassoon and harpsichord

Solo guitar
Partita No. 1 (1963)
Studies (1965)
Fantasy-Divisions (1969)
Partita No. 2 (1976)
Legend (1977)
Merlin (1978)
Etude-Caprice (1980)
Partita No. 3 (1981)
Stemma (1988)
Three Attic Dances (1989)
Partita No. 4 (1990)
The Midst of Life (1994)

Other solo instrument
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1959)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1975)
Piano Sonata No. 3 (1983)
Piano Sonata No. 4 (1987)
Piano Sonata No. 5 (1992)
Piano Sonata No. 6 (1994)
Inventions for harpsichord
The Faery Beam Upon You (1994) for alto flute