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William Walton

William Walton is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ernest Ansermet, Arnold Schoenberg, Benjamin Britten and Julian Bream. Those roots explain a lot about how William Walton arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Anton Bruckner, Leoš Janáček, Alexander Glazunov, Igor Stravinsky and Gabriel Fauré, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Laucke, Ron Goodwin and Janet Baker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around William Walton, reaching back through Ernest Ansermet and forward to Michael Laucke. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
William WaltonErnest AnsermetArnold SchoenbergBenjamin BrittenJulian BreamMichael LauckeRon GoodwinJanet BakerAnton BrucknerLeoš JanáčekAlexander GlazunovIgor StravinskyGabriel FauréLudwig van BeethovenSamuel BarberPaul Hindemith

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William Walton connections

William Walton grew out of Ernest Ansermet, Arnold Schoenberg, Benjamin Britten and Julian Bream, shares an orbit with Anton Bruckner, Leoš Janáček, Alexander Glazunov and Igor Stravinsky, went on to shape Michael Laucke, Ron Goodwin and Janet Baker. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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