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Edmund Rubbra (May 23, 1901 – February 14, 1986), was a British composer. Rubbra was natural within Northampton, England. He worked as the railway man when going school, so won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he exposed under Gustav Holst, Cyril Scott and Ralph Vaughan Williams. When in the army in the period of World War II, Rubbra founded a soft trio. When the war, he became a music lecturer at Oxford. Inside 1948, he converted to Roman Catholicism. Rubbra's musical output involved eleven symphonies, four string quartets and three concertos.
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Rubbra, Edmund (1901-1986)Includes an essay by Francis Routh on the composer's life and music, and a discography, from Classical Music on the Web. Rubbra, Edmund (1901-1986) Biography and music from the Classical composers Database. Edmund Rubbra (1901 - 1986) Official site maintained by his primary publisher, Alfred Lengnick and Co., a division of Complete Music Ltd. Includes Biography, complete list of works, and publishers. Some Thoughts about Rubbra's Music Eric Schissel evaluates the overall style and importance of his compositions and provides brief summaries of the eleven symphonies and various other works. Edmund Rubbra Notes Copy of his advice for playing the recorder part of his Passacaglia, Op.113 written to a Miss Sheppard and a photograph of the composer. Edmund Rubbra Brief biographical sketch, association with Holst, and Naxos discography. Edmund Rubbra (1901 - 1986) Karadar dictionary entry including his life and notes on his overall style. Notes his indebtedness to Elizabethan music. |
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