Classical Music / Composers Datebook: February 26.
Frank Bridge, English composer, conductor and teacher was born in Brighton, February 26, 1879. He studied at London's Royal College of Music (RCM) from 1899 to 1903 under prominent composer Charles Villiers Stanford.
Bridge played the viola and conducted before devoting himself to composition where he received the patronage of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge.
He was a teacher of his most famous pupil, Benjamin Britten, who paid tribute by creating Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge in 1937.
None of his most adventurous music was much acknowledged until the 1970s. His fame mainly rests on his being Britten's teacher. Frank Bridge died in Eastbourne, January 10, 1941.
Video Credit:
Frank Bridge (1879-1941): The Sea, suite for orchestra (!911) 1/2 **Must Hear**. Youtube, uploaded by collectionCB. Accessed 26 February 2016.
Source:
The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, New Upgrade Edition, Edited by Stanley Sadie. MacMillan, 1994.
Image Credit:
Frank Bridge. en.wikipedia.org / Public Domain.
English Composer Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Frank Bridge, English composer, conductor and teacher was born in Brighton, February 26, 1879. He studied at London's Royal College of Music (RCM) from 1899 to 1903 under prominent composer Charles Villiers Stanford.Bridge played the viola and conducted before devoting himself to composition where he received the patronage of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge.
He was a teacher of his most famous pupil, Benjamin Britten, who paid tribute by creating Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge in 1937.
None of his most adventurous music was much acknowledged until the 1970s. His fame mainly rests on his being Britten's teacher. Frank Bridge died in Eastbourne, January 10, 1941.
Video Credit:
Frank Bridge (1879-1941): The Sea, suite for orchestra (!911) 1/2 **Must Hear**. Youtube, uploaded by collectionCB. Accessed 26 February 2016.
Source:
The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, New Upgrade Edition, Edited by Stanley Sadie. MacMillan, 1994.
Image Credit:
Frank Bridge. en.wikipedia.org / Public Domain.
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