Edmund Rubbra
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Edmund Rubbra (23 May 1901–14 February 1986) was a British composer.
Rubbra was born in Northampton in England. He worked as a railwayman after leaving school, then won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he studied under Gustav Holst, Cyril Scott, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. While in the army during World War II, Rubbra founded a piano trio. After the war, he became a music lecturer at the University of Oxford. In 1948, he converted to Roman Catholicism.
Rubbra's musical output included eleven symphonies, four string quartets, and three concertos. He is well-known for having orchestrated Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel in 1938.
Works
Orchestral Works
- Symphonies
- *Symphony No. 1, Op. 44
- *Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 45
- *Symphony No. 3, Op. 49
- *Symphony No. 4, Op. 53
- *Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, Op. 63
- *Symphony No. 6, Op. 80
- *Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 88
- *Symphony No. 8, Op. 132, Hommage à Teilhard de Chardin
- *Symphony No. 9, Op. 140, Resurrection
- *Symphony No. 10, Op. 145, da Camera
- *Symphony No. 11, Op. 153, à Colette
- Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50
Concertante Works
- Piano
- *Piano Concerto, Op. 30, withdrawn
- *Sinfonia Concertante in C, Op. 38
- *Piano Concerto in G, Op. 85
- Violin
- *Violin Concerto in A, Op. 103
- *Improvisation for Violin for Orchestra, Op. 89
- Viola
- *Viola Concerto in A, Op. 75
- Cello
- *Soliloquy, for cello and orchestra
Instrumental Works
- Violin Sonatas
- *Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 11
- *Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 31
- *Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 133
- Cello Sonata in G, Op. 60
- Oboe Sonata in C, Op. 100
- Duo for Cor Anglais and Piano, Op. 156
Chamber Works
- String Quartets
- *String Quartet No. 1 in F minor, Op. 35
- *String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 73
- *String Quartet No. 3, Op. 112
- *String Quartet No. 4, Op. 150
- Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 68, in one movement
- Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 138
- Lyric Movement for String Quartet and Piano, Op. 24
Choral Works
- The Morning Watch, op. 55, for chorus and orchestra
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A, for chorus and organ
Books
- Foreman, Lewis, ed. Edmund Rubbra, composer : essays : with an introd. by Sir Adrian Boult & three specially commissioned drawings of Dr. Rubbra by Richard Walker. Rickmansworth: Triad Press: 1977. ISBN 0902070215.
- Grover, Ralph Scott. The Music of Edmund Rubbra. Brookfield, Vt. : Ashfield Publishing Co. ISBN 0859679101. Includes a worklist.
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