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1. Pleyel's 'London' symphonies.

Author

Searle, Arthur

Subjects
*ORCHESTRAL music, *SYMPHONY
Abstract

Evidence of provenance and bibliographic features suggest that three autograph symphonies of Ignace Pleyel from the collection of the Royal Philharmonic Society in the British Library are the works he composed in London in 1792, when he was engaged by the Professional Concert as a rival to Haydn in the latter's appearances for Salomon. Details of their performance in the succeeding decade support the case. In the Eb symphony Pleyel anticipates features later used by Haydn in his symphony no.103. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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2. Proms Commentaries - 2.

Subjects
*MUSICAL performance, *SYMPHONY
Abstract

The article reviews several classical music performances during the BBC Proms in Great Britain from July to September 2011, including the opera "Der Freischutz," with libretto by Emilien Pacini, Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances," performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra with conductor Charles Dutoit, and Igor Stravinsky's "Symphony in Three," performed by the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra with conductor Sir Colin Davis.

Published
2011

3. "Making music is a social contract".

Subjects
*COMPOSERS, *SYMPHONY, *MUSIC education
Abstract

The article profiles British composer and Master of the Queen's Music Peter Maxwell Davies, as of 2014. It discusses his "Symphony No. 10," which will premiere in February 2014, as well as prior works including "Eight Songs for a Mad King" and "Farewell to Stromness." Comments from Davies are presented on topics including becoming acquainted with Queen Elizabeth II and music education in Great Britain.

Published
2014

4. Music Matters.

Author

Doran, Mark

Subjects
*MUSIC industry, *GROSS domestic product, *SYMPHONY
Abstract

The author comments on issues relating to the music industry of Great Britain. He explains the source of his information about Great Britain as the country with the highest proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) from its creative industries. He criticizes the "A Guide to UK Creative Industries" publication which he claims provides an image of classical music's marginalisation in modern Britain. He argues against Jessica Duchen's claim that Gustav Mahler contributed much to the valedictory nature of the Ninth Symphony.

Published
2011

5. Music Matters.

Author

Doran, Mark

Subjects
*MUSIC, *TEENAGERS, *SHOPPING malls, *SYMPHONY
Abstract

The author criticizes the treatment of the public to classical music in Great Britain. He claims that shopping malls and tube stations use classical music masterpieces as a means of driving teenagers away. He criticizes television Channel 4 on how it uses a clips from Verdi's composition "Requiem." He also comments on Deryck Cooke's edition of Alma Mahler's 10th Symphony manuscript.

Published
2009

6. Dvořák, Novello, Alfred Littleton, and the British Music Festivals: Newly-Discovered Correspondence, New Observations.

Author

Beveridge, David R.

Subjects
*LETTERS, *MUSIC festivals, *MUSICAL composition
Abstract

This study provides a general view of Dvořák's relations with the Novello publishing house, its representative Alfred Littleton, and British music festivals - including some new observations - then presents diplomatic transcriptions of six previously-unpublished items of his correspondence with them plus three more pertaining entirely to Dvořák sent by Novello to the composer's principal publisher Fritz Simrock and friend Josef Hlávka, also published here for the first time. The letters are placed in the context of Dvořák's other known correspondence and additional relevant knowledge about his life and work. They provide new insights into negotiations, often complicated, concerning 1) publication of his Requiem, Eighth Symphony, and Mass in D major, 2) the initial impetus for him to compose the first of those pieces, 3) his tense relations with Simrock, and 4) other aspects of his life and work. Reference is also made to relevant passages in additional newly-discovered letters sent to Dvořák by Simrock, to be published on another occasion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011

7. Recital Round-up.

Subjects
*SPECIAL events, *PERFORMING arts, *SYMPHONY
Abstract

The article presents a calendar of events related to music industry in Great Britain. Gordon Steward will perform at Arundel Cathedral on July 17, 2006. Thomas Trotter and Simon Gledhill will perform at Birmingham Symphony Hall on July 3, 2006. Adrian Partington will perform at Nottingham, Albert Hall on August 6, 2006.

Published
2006

8. Twilight of the yobs.

Subjects
*SOCIAL control, *MUSIC & society, *ORCHESTRAL music, *INSTRUMENTAL music, *SYMPHONY, *INFLUENCE of music
Abstract

The article contends that classical music helps keep social control. Co-op, a chain of grocery stores in Great Britain, is experimenting with playing classical music outside its shops, to stop youths from hanging around and intimidating customers. The most extensive use of aural policing so far has been in underground stations. Six stops on the Tyneside Metro pump out Haydn and Mozart to deter vandals and loiterers, and the scheme has been so successful that it has spawned imitators. When selecting a record to drive people away, the key factor, according to Adrian North, a psychologist at Leicester University who researches links between music and behavior, is its unfamiliarity. At the Royal Bolton Hospital, staff have begun playing classical music in the accident and emergency ward, as well as in the eye ward and the main reception area. Patients appear calmer.

Published
2005

9. Impure, yet embracing.

Author

Porter, Andrew

Subjects
*SYMPHONY, *PROMS, *ORCHESTRAL music
Abstract

Reviews the musical piece 'Ninth Symphony,' written by Hans Werner Henze and performed at the 2000 BBC Proms.

Published
2000

10. Worlds without end.

Author

Porter, Andrew

Subjects
*PROMS, *SYMPHONY, *PERFORMANCE
Abstract

Reviews two symphonies performed at the 2000 BBC Proms in Albert Hall, London, England. 'Seventh Symphony,' by Peter Maxwell Davies; 'Violin Concerto,' by James Dillon.

Published
2000

11. Time's true colours.

Author

Porter, Andrew

Subjects
*PROMS, *SYMPHONY, *PERFORMANCE
Abstract

Reviews the performance of Robin Holloway at the 2000 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

Published
2000

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