Musical groups and organisations in the Plymouth area, and other related local sites
External examination boards, music colleges & departments
Music Publishers, and retail outlets for instruments & sheet music etc
Other related musical sites, and former students
Associated software, and other sites of technical interest
Listen to Philip's compositions currently available on CD
Some personal links and websites
Links to the 'Buttall' family
Musician & Music Writer
Musical Groups and Organisations etc
| • | City of Plymouth Concert Band - provides a local focus for ensemble playing |
| • | Classical Chamber Music - chamber music organisers in S E Cornwall |
| • | Devon Baroque - uses contemporary playing-practices and instrument copies |
| • | Peninsula Arts - the arts and culture organisation for the Plymouth University |
| • | Plymouth Classical Concert Diary - online classical event diary for the region |
| • | Plymouth Pavilions - largest local venue, presenting occasional classical concerts |
| • | Plymouth Philharmonic Choir - leading large-scale choir in the region |
| • | Plymouth Symphony Orchestra - top amateur orchestra, established in 1875 |
| • | SouthWestShows - leading new online entertainment resource for the South West |
| • | Ten Tors Orchestra - top local chamber orchestra, established only in 1998 |
| • | The Arts at Dartington - music, films, theatre and other Arts events |
| • | Theatre Royal - Plymouth 'home' to WNO, and Glyndebourne on Tour |
External Examinations etc
| • | ABRSM - largest external music examining board |
| • | Guildhall School of Music & Drama - alternative music college in London |
| • | London College of Music - alternative smaller examining board, and music college |
| • | National College of Music - small examining board, with interesting syllabi |
| • | Rockschool - examinations in rock, pop and popular piano |
| • | Royal Academy of Music - one of the UK's top two music colleges |
| • | Royal College of Music - arguably the leading UK music college |
| • | Royal Northern College of Music - arguably the best non-London college, based in Manchester |
| • | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama - provides a good all-round musical education, based in Cardiff |
| • | Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance - based at Greenwich |
| • | Trinity Guildhall - second largest music examining board, with interesting options |
| • | Victoria College of Music - small examining board, up to diploma level |
| • | University Music Departments & Music Colleges (UK) - extensive list and links |
Music Publishers etc
| • | Astute Music Ltd - small, independent Cheshire-based company with interesting lists |
| • | Editions Marc Reift - leading Swiss music publisher of scores and CDs |
| • | Gillian Greig Music - excellent Taunton-based phone mail order service |
| • | Grantham Piano Services - pianos, new, digital and reconditioned, tuning etc |
| • | Kawai - definitely worth considering, especially for high-quality digital pianos |
| • | May Hill Edition - small, Gloucestershire-based publisher of recorder music |
| • | MDT - leading mail-order classical CD company in the UK |
| • | Musicroom.com - sheet music and 'everything else for the musician' |
| • | Roberts Pianos - new & used piano dealer with outlets in Oxford, London etc |
| • | Saxtet Publications - leading UK publisher of saxophone music and related CDs |
| • | Score Exchange - the largest selection of new scores on the web - successor to SibeliusMusic.com |
| • | Steinway (UK) - quite simply the best pianos in the world - I'm biased, of course! |
| • | Thornes Music - independent Shropshire-based publisher for brass band music |
| • | Yamaha (UK) - digital pianos, keyboards, synthesisers, software |
Other Music Sites / Former Students etc
| • | EPTA (UK) - European Piano Teachers' Association (UK) |
| • | IPTG - International Piano Teachers Group |
| • | Music Info 4 All - a new site about instrumental tuition, purchase, upkeep & more |
| • | National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain - leading UK ensemble of its kind |
| • | Notensatz Schlesinger - professional music-engraver in Hamburg, Germany |
| • | Performing Rights Society - MCPS-PRS Alliance (composers & publishers) |
| • | Soprillo.com - 'size is everything - the smaller the better!' |
| • | UK Piano Page - piano teachers, tuners, makers, movers, and much more |
| • | Michael Burke - pianist, accompanist and piano teacher in the Cheshire area |
| • | Mean Time - Pat Mahon's early-music ensemble |
| • | Simon Speare - successful composer living and working in London |
Various Software / Technical Help etc
| • | BlackMagic - colorization programme to turn black & white photos into colour |
| • | Briefcase Plus - free software for easy synchronization between laptop and desktop |
| • | Classic Collector - CD cataloguing programme |
| • | Garritan - personal orchestra and other musical samples |
| • | Sibelius 7 - professional music-notation programme |
| • | Sibelius Software - world leader in music-notation and related software - part of Avid |
| • | PDF995 - free programme to make PDF files from documents & scores |
| • | WYSIWYG - comprehensive and easy-to-use web-building software |
| • | De La Mothe Systems - PC & Laptop building / servicing in the Plymouth area |
| • | Red Cat Distribution - Trade only PC suppliers & service nationally |
Personal Links and Websites
(These MP3 files may take several minutes to download on a slower connection)
Various CD Recordings
| • | Autumn Embers - Radio Light Orchestra • South West Sinfonietta Clive Jenkins (piano solo) |
| • | Bramstedter Marsch! - Philharmonic Wind Orchestra |
| • | Eclogue - National Saxophone Choir (with Nigel Wood [soprillo]) |
| • | Samba..alla Turca! - Philharmonic Wind Orchestra Ulster Orchestra (BBC Radio Ulster recording) |
| • | Show Time - Philharmonic Wind Orchestra |
| • | The Lone Ar-ranger! - Philharmonic Wind Orchestra (wind band version) National Youth Recorder Orchestras |
| • | The Lone Ar-ranger Goes Sax Mad! - National Saxophone Choir National Saxophone Choir (trio version) |
| • | The Lone Ar-ranger Goes Orchestral! - Prague Pops Orchestra • Radio Light Orchestra |
| • | The Lone Ar-ranger! - Pops Incorporated UK ('pops' orchestra version) |
| • | Tutti Frutti - Marc Reift Orchestra (with Milan Rericha [clarinet]) |
| • | Waltzing Soprillda - National Saxophone Choir (with Nigel Wood [soprillo]) Nigel Wood (soprillo) • Mandy Grezeszak (soprillo) |
| • | Affina Beauty Studio - Piano student, Eleanor Guiver's business in Liskeard, Cornwall |
| • | Alex Christaki - Pianist, Composer and Sound Engineer |
| • | Alison Smith - Classical Guitarist & Teacher |
| • | Best Western Monkbar Hotel, York - our favourite UK hotel |
| • | David Helfgott - Featured in the film 'Shine', and a fellow-student of Cyril Smith at the RCM |
| • | Duo Volatus - Ruth Ballantyne (flute) & Alison Smith (classical guitar) |
| • | French Marine Motors - Dad's cousin's yacht chandlery business based in Brightlingsea |
| • | Gráinne na Dun na nGall - See the Bremen 2005 Photo Gallery for more information |
| • | Ocean Plymouth - My favourite BMW dealership |
| • | Ropewalk Marine - My second cousin's yacht chandlery business in Lymington |
| • | Smile Photo Studios - Alex Christaki & Julia Dando |
| • | Suri Murrani - Plymouth-based Photographer, originally from Baghdad |
At Easter, 2007, the Buttall family decided to arrange a reunion for the first time, which took place in Topsham, Devon, where, some of the ancestors in fact hail from. Philip met some of his family for the first time, and he has produced a diary and picture album, highlighting the event, together with some historical, and other relevant information which might hopefully be of interest!
Below are some links to a number of things mentioned in the diary:
Below are some links to a number of things mentioned in the diary:
| • | The Blue Boy - Gainsborough's painting, thought to be of a portrait of Jonathan Buttall |
| • | Topsham, Devon - the small town on the Exe estuary where the reunion took place |
| • | The Museum, Topsham - some local information and 'Buttell' (Buttall) memorabilia |
| • | Samuel Buttall's Will - Philip's eleventh-generation relation, who died in Topsham (1723) |
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