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Alan Bush

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Born: December 22, 1900; London, England Died: October 31, 1995

Bush studied at the RAM as well as philosophy and musicology at the University of Berlin. He has served as a professor of music at the RAM and as conductor to the London Labour Choral Union. A committed communist, he founded the Worker's Music Association in 1936. Bush developed a 'thematic' method of composition in which, similar to Schoenberg's 12-tone serialism, every note must be thematically significant. The series is used with a tonal Read more structure, accompanied by or as an accompaniment to other moving, thematically composed parts. Bush gradually moved from contrapuntal style to a more sensuous, directly harmonic one. These later works also contain a national element and his political beliefs played a role in his compositional decisions. The simplifications of his style may be attributed to his sensitivity to the accessibility of his music to the general public. These ideas were expressed particularly in his later operas, such as = Wat Tyler= (1953) and =Men of Blackmoor= (1960). He has also written choral, chamber and solo vocal music. Read less

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Alan Bush: Lascaux Symphony / Yates, Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Alan Bush: Lascaux Symphony / Yates, Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Release Date: 01/08/2013 Label: Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion
Catalog: 7294 Number of Discs: 1

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There are 14 Alan Bush recordings available.

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Works

Concert piece for Cello and Piano, Op. 17 (1)
Concert Studies (3) for Piano, Violin and Cello (2)
Corenty ne Kwe-Kwe, Op. 75 (2)
Dialectic for String Quartet (1)
Easy Pieces (2) for Cello and Piano (1)
English Suite, Op. 28 (1)
Letter Galliard, Op. 79 (1)
Lyric Interlude, Op. 26 (2)
Meditations on a German Song of 1848, Op. 22 (1)
Melodies (2) for Viola and Piano, Op. 47 (1)
Nocturne for Piano, Op. 46 (2)
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 84 (1)
Preludes and Fugues (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 108 (1)
Raga Melodies (3) for Violin, Op. 59 (1)
Relinquishment, Op. 11 (1)
Serenade and Duet, Op. 111 (1)
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in B minor, Op. 2 (1)
Sonatina for 3 recorders & piano, Op. 82 (1)
Sonatina for Viola and Piano, Op. 88 (1)
Song and Dance, Op. 117a (1)
Suite of Six for String Quartet, Op. 81 (1)
Summer Valley, Op. 125 (1)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1)
Symphony No. 2, Op. 33 ("The Nottingham") (1)
Voices of the Prophets, Op. 41 (2)

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Ballads of the Sea (2), Op. 50: The Cruel Sea Captain (1)
Ballads of the Sea (2), Op.50: The Cruel Sea Captain (1)
Come, o come, my life's delight (1)
Concert piece for Cello and Piano, Op. 17 (1)
Concert Studies (3) for Piano, Violin and Cello (2)
Concert Suite for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 37 (1)
Corenty ne Kwe-Kwe, Op. 75 (2)
Corentyne Kwe-Kwe Op. 75 (1)
Dance Overture (1)
Dialectic for String Quartet (1)
Dorian Passacaglia and Fugue (1)
Easy Pieces (2) for Cello and Piano (1)
English Suite, Op. 28 (1)
Esquisse: le 14 juillet, Op. 38 (1)
If thou wilt ease thine heart (1)
Letter Galliard, Op. 79 (1)
Lyric Interlude, Op. 26 (2)
Meditation and Scherzo, Op. 93 (1)
Meditations on a German Song of 1848, Op. 22 (1)
Melodies (2) for Viola and Piano, Op. 47 (1)
Nocturne for Piano, Op. 46 (2)
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 84 (1)
Preludes and Fugues (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 108 (1)
Raga Melodies (3) for Violin, Op. 59 (1)
Relinquishment, Op. 11 (1)
Serenade and Duet, Op. 111 (1)
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in B minor, Op. 2 (1)
Sonata for Piano, Op. 2 (1)
Sonatina for 3 recorders & piano, Op. 82 (1)
Sonatina for Viola and Piano, Op. 88 (1)
Song and Dance, Op. 117a (1)
Suite of Six for String Quartet, Op. 81 (1)
Suite, Op.54: Air (1)
Suite, Op.54: Galliard (1)
Summer Valley, Op. 125 (1)
Symphony no 4, Op. 98 "Lascaux" (1)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1)
Symphony No. 2, Op. 33 ("The Nottingham") (1)
The echoing green (1)
The Shepherd (1)
Voices of the Prophets, Op. 41 (2)

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