Alan Bush: A Source BookBorn in 1900, Alan Bush, the English composer, conductor and pianist, studied with Corder and Matthay, and privately with John Ireland. He was appointed professor of harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in 1925, a post he held until 1978. In 1929-31, he continued to study at Berlin University and had piano lessons with Moiseiwitsch and Schnabel. The present Source Book documents his works (many of which reflect his Communist sympathies) and the many arrangements of music by other composers. A wealth of detail is provided, including printed scores, CD recordings, bibliographical material and manuscript scores and their locations, the majority of which have been deposited recently in the British Library by the Bush family. A chronology of the composer's life draws on many sources including letters and scrapbooks. |
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1938 Combined choirs 1939 London String 20 Sing 80th birthday symposium Alan Bush Bibliography Alan Bush Manuscript Alan Bush piano Alan Bush Publication Allegro Allegro moderato Allegro vivace Anon April Arranged for mixed Arranged for string band First performance bass BBC Home Service BBC Symphony Orchestra British Library broadcast performance cello choirs and band composer Concert conducted by Alan December Dedication Duration February Festival Full score ink Bibliography Joseph Williams Ltd July 1938 Combined June London Philharmonic Orchestra London String Orchestra mezzo-soprano military band mixed chorus SATB Nancy Bush Novello & Co November October Opera orchestra First performance percussion piano First performance Piano Opus piano Publication piano Text Pleasure Songs Randall Swingler Royal Albert Hall Score in ink score in pencil Sing for Pleasure song arranged tenor trace Publication trace Unpublished Manuscript Tribute to Alan Unable to trace VERSIONS Arrangement violin and piano Vocal score Wembley Stadium Wigmore Hall
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