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Edmund Rubbra
12+ albums
Classicalenglishcomposer20th century romanticengland
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Edmund Rubbra (23 May 1901–14 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was highly respected by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his public popularity in the mid-20th century. The most famous of his works are his eleven symphonies. Although he was composing at a time when many people wrote twelve-tone music, he decided not to compose in this style. Instead he devised his own distinctive method of composition. His later works were less popular with the concert-going public, although he never lost the respect of his fellow-professionals. His music is, therefore, less well-known today than would have been expected from his early popularity. His compositions are full of drama, with an improvisatory feel. Edmund Rubbra was born in Northampton. His parents encouraged him in his music, but they were not professional musicians, though his mother had a good voice and sang in the church choir, and his father played the piano a little, by ear. Rubbra’s artistic and sensitive nature were apparent from early on. He remembered waking one winter’s morning when he was about three or four years old, and noticing something different about the light in his bedroom; there was light where there was usually shadow, and vice versa. When his father came into the room, Edmund asked him why this was. His father explained that there had been a fall of snow during the night, and so the su
top songs
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Dormi Jesu, Op. 3, No. 1, "The Virgin's Cradle Song"
1,7732Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 (orch. E. Rubbra): Fugue
3633Improvisation for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 89
3094Benedictus
2885Magnificat, A flat major, Op. 65
2766Nine Tenebrae Motets, Op. 72 First Nocturne: I. In monte Oliveti
2727Sanctus
2658I. Eram quasi agnus innocens
2429Three Motets, Op. 76: II. There is a Spirit
22410Missa Cantuariensis Op. 59: VII. Gloria in excelsis
202albums
RUBBRA: Nine Tenebrae Motets / Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Edmund Rubbra
RUBBRA: Violin Concerto, Op. 103 / Improvisations, Op. 89
The Jade Mountain – Songs by Edmund Rubbra
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Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers
Rubbra: Symphonies (Complete)
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Rubbra: Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87: I. Upon the Crucifix
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Rubbra: Choral Music
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Rubbra: Orpheus with his lute, Op. 8 No. 2
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 / Variations and Fugue On A Theme by Handel (Arr. for Orchestra)
Rubbra: String Quartets Nos. 1, 3 & 4
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Rubbra: The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: I. A Night Thought on Terrace Tower