Black Edmund Rubbra: Symphonist

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84615-631-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Leo Black, a pupil of Rubbra in the 1950s, presents a full-scale study of his symphonies (the first for fifteen years). A biographical sketch throws light on legends about the BBC and Rubbra; there are full programme notes on each symphony, with accounts of important non-symphonic works.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Black, Leo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: Rubbra in the Third Millenium?
General Features
The Early Years
The First Four Symphonies and the War Years
The War Years and the Fifth Symphony
A Question of Mysticism I
The Post-War Years and the Sixth Symphony
A Question of Mysticism II
The Seventh Symphony
The Tide Turns: the Eigth Symphony
The Final Years and Last Three Symphonies
Appendices