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Robert Simpson


Born
in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, The United Kingdom
March 02, 1921

Died
November 21, 1997

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Robert Simpson was an English composer and long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.

He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music (particularly those in the key classical forms: 11 symphonies and 15 string quartets), and for his writings on the music of Beethoven, Bruckner, Nielsen and Sibelius. He studied composition under Herbert Howells. Remarkably for a living contemporary composer, a Robert Simpson Society was formed in 1980 by individuals concerned that Simpson's music had been unfairly neglected. The Society aims to bring Simpson's music to a wider public by sponsoring recordings and live performances of his work, by issuing a journal and other publications, and by maintaining an archive of material relating to the composer.
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Average rating: 4.0 · 68 ratings · 10 reviews · 16 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Essence of Bruckner: An...

4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1978 — 9 editions
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The Symphony: Volume 1: Hay...

3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions
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The Symphony: Volume 2: Elg...

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3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions
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Carl Nielsen: Symphonist

3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions
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Beethoven Symphonies

4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions
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The symphony: volume 2: Mah...

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3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1967
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Bernard Stevens And His Mus...

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The symphony, (Pelican books)

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Symphony No. 9: Score

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String Quartet No. 8: Study...

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