THE GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENGLISH ORGAN SONATA by Iain Quinn ( 9781138203822 )

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Title:

THE GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENGLISH ORGAN SONATA

By:

Iain Quinn

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1138203823

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9781138203822

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

15 February, 2017

Series:

Royal Musical Association Monographs

Pages:

138

Synopsis:

This volume considers the influences and development of the English organ sonata tradition that began in the 1850s with compositions by W. T. Best and William Spark. With the expansion of the instrument's capabilities came an opportunity for organist-composers to consider the repertoire anew with many factors reinforcing a desire to elevate the literature to new heights. This study begins by examining the legacy of the keyboard sonata in Britain and especially the pedagogical lineage that was to be seen through Mendelssohn and ultimately the early organ sonatas. The abiding influence of William Crotch's lectures are studied to illuminate how a culture of conservatism emboldened the organist-composers towards compositions that were seen to represent the ideals of the Classical era but in a contemporary vein. The veneration of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven is then examined as composers wrote "portfolio" sonatas, each with a movement in a contrasting style to exhibit their compositional prowess while providing repertoire for the novice and connoisseur alike.Finally the volume considers how the British organist-composers who studied at the Leipzig Conservatorium had a direct bearing on the furtherance of an organ culture at home that in turn set the ground for the seminal work in the genre, Elgar's Sonata of 1895.

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37 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white halftones, 33 black & white

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