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William Mathias

William Mathias, Welsh pianist and composer (died 1992)

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Born
November 1, 1934
Died
July 29, 1992
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1934

About William Mathias

William James Mathias CBE was a Welsh composer noted for choral works. In 1968, he was awarded the Bax Society Prize of the Harriet Cohen International Music Award. He founded the North Wales International Music Festival in St Asaph in 1972 and directed it until his death, aged 57, in 1992. Mathias wrote his Sinfonietta – initially called Dance Suite – for the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra (LSSO) in late 1966, and it received its first performance at Leicester De Montfort Hall during the 1967 Schools Festival.

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William Mathias timeline

  1. Mathias wrote his Sinfonietta – initially called Dance Suite – for the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra (LSSO) in late 1966, and it received its first performance at Leicester De Montfort Hall during the 1967 Schools Festival.
  2. In 1968, he was awarded the Bax Society Prize of the Harriet Cohen International Music Award.
  3. He founded the North Wales International Music Festival in St Asaph in 1972 and directed it until his death, aged 57, in 1992.

The world when William Mathias was born

William Mathias was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in William Mathias's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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