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Following <a href="/wiki/National_service" title="National service">national service</a>, he learnt <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese" title="Mandarin Chinese">Mandarin Chinese</a> and spent one year in Hong Kong. He went on to read music at <a href="/wiki/Gonville_and_Caius_College,_Cambridge" title="Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge">Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge</a>, where his teachers were <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hadley" title="Patrick Hadley">Patrick Hadley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Tranchell" title="Peter Tranchell">Peter Tranchell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Leppard" title="Raymond Leppard">Raymond Leppard</a>. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Mendelssohn_Scholarship" title="Mendelssohn Scholarship">Mendelssohn Scholarship</a> for Composition in 1960, and, uniquely for a British composer of his generation, he went to <a href="/wiki/East_Berlin" title="East Berlin">East Berlin</a> to study with <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schoenberg" title="Arnold Schoenberg">Arnold Schoenberg</a>'s pupil, the <a href="/wiki/Marxist" class="mw-redirect" title="Marxist">Marxist</a> composer <a href="/wiki/Hanns_Eisler" title="Hanns Eisler">Hanns Eisler</a>, as a Meisterschüler of the GDR Akademie der Künste (<a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Arts,_Berlin" title="Academy of Arts, Berlin">Academy of Arts, Berlin</a>). During this time, he composed the first of his acknowledged compositions – the Variations for Piano and the String Quartet No. 1.<sup id="cite_ref-novello_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-novello-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1963, he was awarded the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Granada_Arts_Fellowship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Granada Arts Fellowship (page does not exist)">Granada Arts Fellowship</a> at the newly opened <a href="/wiki/University_of_York" title="University of York">University of York</a>, and the following year, with <a href="/wiki/Wilfrid_Mellers" title="Wilfrid Mellers">Wilfrid Mellers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Aston" title="Peter Aston">Peter Aston</a>, he founded the Department of Music there. He was Lecturer in Music in the Department until 1976 and then succeeded Wilfrid Mellers as Professor. His first important commission came in 1966, from the York Festival, for his Chamber Symphony. Subsequent commissions included <i>Lumina</i> (soloists, chorus and large orchestra) for the 1970 <a href="/wiki/Leeds_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Leeds Festival">Leeds Festival</a>; the Violin Concerto for the 1976 <a href="/wiki/BBC_Proms" title="BBC Proms">BBC Proms</a>; <i>Toussaint</i>, an opera in three acts for the <a href="/wiki/English_National_Opera" title="English National Opera">English National Opera</a>, first produced in 1977 (and revived 1983); <i>Rise Dove</i> (solo bass and orchestra) for the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>; <i>The Plumber's Gift</i>, an opera in two acts for the English National Opera, first produced in 1989 with libretto by <a href="/wiki/John_Birtwhistle" title="John Birtwhistle">John Birtwhistle</a>; and the Cello Concerto, commissioned by the BBC for the 1993 <a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Festival" title="Cheltenham Festival">Cheltenham Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-novello_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-novello-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also went on to found the <a href="/wiki/University_of_York_Music_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="University of York Music Press">University of York Music Press</a> – known as UYMP – in 1995 with Bill Colleran, with a purpose to promote new and established composers with a range of aesthetic backgrounds. He retired from the University of York in 2001, but remains on the board of UYMP. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_list_of_works">Selected list of works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Selected list of works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His extensive output, which includes operas and orchestral works, is published by Chester Novello (to 1994) and by UYMP (after 1994).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operas_and_stage_works">Operas and stage works</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operas and stage works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>It's a Small War</i>, musical for schools (1962)</li> <li><i>Toussaint</i>, opera in 3 acts (1974–77)</li> <li><i>The Plumber's Gift</i>, opera in 2 acts (1985–88, rev, 1990).</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scoring_A_Century" title="Scoring A Century">Scoring A Century</a></i> (1999) First Performance 4 March 2010 in Birmingham<sup id="cite_ref-D&S_SaC_review_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D&S_SaC_review-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BP_SaC_review_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BP_SaC_review-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chorus_and_orchestra">Chorus and orchestra</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chorus and orchestra"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Lumina</i> (words by <a href="/wiki/Ezra_Pound" title="Ezra Pound">Ezra Pound</a>) for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra (1969)</li> <li><i>Three Ritsos Choruses</i> for chorus and orchestra without violins (1993 [original for men's voices and guitars, 1992])</li> <li><i>The Fabulous Adventures of Alexander the Great</i> for soloists, young people's choir and orchestra (1996)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unaccompanied_chorus">Unaccompanied chorus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Unaccompanied chorus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Three Choruses on Poems of Robert Frost</i> (1964)</li> <li><i>Four Songs of Ben Jonson</i> (1965)</li> <li><i>What is the Cause?</i> (1967)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Orchestra_and_chamber_orchestra">Orchestra and chamber orchestra</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Orchestra and chamber orchestra"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chamber Symphony (1966)</li> <li><i>Metamorphoses</i> (1971)</li> <li>Violin Concerto (1976)</li> <li><i>Sonata alla marcia</i> for chamber orchestra (1978)</li> <li><i>Scherzi ed intermezzi</i> (1984)</li> <li><i>Pastoral Paraphrase</i> for bassoon and small orchestra (1988)</li> <li>Cello Concerto (1992)</li> <li><i>Nocturne</i> for string orchestra (1994) [arrangement of A Little More Night Music for saxophone quartet, 1990]</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brass_band">Brass band</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Brass band"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Mill Music</i> (1990)</li> <li><i>Winelands</i> for symphonic wind ensemble (1997)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voice_with_orchestra_or_chamber_accompaniment">Voice with orchestra or chamber accompaniment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Voice with orchestra or chamber accompaniment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>The Bones of Chuang Tzu</i> (Chang Heng, trans. Arthur Waley), cantata for baritone and small orchestra (1972, orch. 1973 [original version baritone and piano]))</li> <li><i>In Praise of Krishna</i> (from the Bengali) for soprano and 9 instruments (1973)</li> <li><i>From the Mattress Grave</i> (<a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Heine" title="Heinrich Heine">Heinrich Heine</a>) for high voice and 11 instruments (1978)</li> <li><i>Change is Going to Come</i> (various S. African poets), cantata for mezzo, baritone, chorus and 4 players (1982)</li> <li><i>Rise Dove</i> (<a href="/wiki/Aim%C3%A9_C%C3%A9saire" title="Aimé Césaire">Aimé Césaire</a>) for bass and orchestra (1983)</li> <li><i>The Griffin's Tale</i>, legend for baritone and small orchestra (1994)</li> <li><i>The Shades of Love</i> (<a href="/wiki/Cavafy" class="mw-redirect" title="Cavafy">Cavafy</a>) for bass baritone and small orchestra (2000)</li> <li><i>Rings of Jade</i> (<a href="/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh" title="Ho Chi Minh">Ho Chi Minh</a>, <i>Prison Diary</i>) for medium voice and orchestra (2005)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voice_and_piano">Voice and piano</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Voice and piano"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Beata l'Alma</i> (Herbert Read), cantata for soprano and piano (1966)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chamber_music">Chamber music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Chamber music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>String Quartet No. 1 (1962)</li> <li>Nonet for wind instruments (1971, rev. 1978)</li> <li>String Quartet No. 2 (1973)</li> <li><i>Cassation</i> for wind octet (1979)</li> <li>Clarinet Quintet (1980)</li> <li><i>Capriccio</i> for 7 players (1980)</li> <li>String Quartet No. 3 (1982)</li> <li><i>Seasonal Variants</i> for 7 players (1985)</li> <li><i>Diversions on themes of Hanns Eisler</i> for saxophone and piano (1995)</li> <li><i>Four Intermezzi</i> for violin and piano (1995)</li> <li>String Quartet No. 4 (2004)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_instrumental">Solo instrumental</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Solo instrumental"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Variations</i> for piano (1960)</li> <li><i>Scenes</i> for solo cello (1972)</li> <li><i>Arias</i> for solo clarinet (1978)</li> <li><i>Fantasia</i> for solo violin (1984)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Blake_(composer)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-novello-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-novello_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-novello_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx?TabId=2431&State_2905=2&ComposerId_2905=127">Profile</a>, Chesternovello.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Paul Conway (October 2013). David Blake: From note-rows to musical numbers. <i><a href="/wiki/Tempo_(journal)" title="Tempo (journal)">Tempo</a></i> 67 (266): 2–17 <a href="/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="JSTOR (identifier)">JSTOR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/43932532">43932532</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-D&S_SaC_review-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-D&S_SaC_review_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFEmpsall2010" class="citation news cs1">Empsall, Kate (5 March 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/weekend/5044025.Premiere_of_new_work_by_Dales_composer/">"Premiere of new work by Dales composer"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Darlington_and_Stockton_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="Darlington and Stockton Times">Darlington and Stockton Times</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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