Best foot forward
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Aaron Copland is one of the greatest 20th century ballet composers along with Prokoviev and Stravinsky, as his works are all good for dancing. His six ballets, three of them American, and many compositions for film, song and opera, are rhythmic and original. 'Billy the Kid,' 'Rodeo' and 'Appaluchian Spring' are the most famous American works although not staged in Britain. Some of his insubstantial works were not published but 'Grohg', a short, ghostly dance written in Paris 1922-24, was discovered in 1991 and performed at the Snape Maltings, England in Jun 1992.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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Well-adapted mutations
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The formal process of variations in tunes, repeating tunes with elaboration, has been traditional in European music since about 1400. Accompaniments give the option of retaining the melody and changing the harmony. The tune and harmony may be varied over a regularly repeating bass line. William Byrd was an expert in variation techniques. Bach's Goldberg Variations are a good example of symmetry. Schoenberg formed 12 tones of the basic scale into a specific configuration, combined variously for all the themes and harmonies in a piece of music.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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Angles on Saxons
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Walton, Delius and Vaughan Williams are English composers who were influenced to some extent by continental studies. In the 15th century English music led Europe but natural evolution reduced this until English musicians copied the styles of Handel, Mendelssohn and Brahms in the 19th century. General tensions in culture affect style. English music is accessible, encouraging amateur composition and school projects.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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