Often, Searle found these solutions in the traditions of the past: the Piano Sonata mentioned above uses a Lisztian thematic transformation structure within a twelve-tone context; while the Second Symphony (1956-58) is a twelve-tone symphony cast in a perfectly traditional three movements… it even comes complete with a decent, god-fearing sonata format opening movement.
Although the Abbe's music had never totally dropped from view; when Searle became honorary secretary (and co-founder) of the Liszt Society in 1950, the average listener's familiarity with Liszt's music is likely to have been restricted to a handful of piano showpieces and the pride of the cliffhanger serial, "Les Préludes".
Searle's writings on the composer, including "The Music of Liszt" (1954; rev. 1966), and his cataloging of the composer's works (to this day, Liszt's music is identified by S (Searle) numbers; although the actual catalog has been revised by others since Searle's death) played a significant role in the musical rehabilitation of Franz Liszt.
Searle's musical accomplishments include operas, ballets, symphonies, as well as television and film scores.
Contents: Contains autograph letter signed with envelope re Searle's dedication of "The Shadow of Cain" to her; pianist Gordon Watson; Osbert's "old soldier servant"; Carson; and "The Road to Thebes".
English twelve-tone and serialist composerHumphreySearle was active from the Second World War onward.
The formalism of twelve-tone and serialist musical construction (more of the Schoenberg school than his teacher's) was Searle's dominant musical aesthetic, but an obsession with the purity of the tone-row was never his musical style.
Searle also fascinated by cats and unusual instrumental ensembles, and his ãTwo Practical Cats," written in the early 1950s, takes both of these delights in true form.
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Searle - who also studied with Jacobs, Morris and Ireland - used this Austro-German experience while working with the British intelligence service during the Second World War) while spending much of his life cataloging the music of Liszt was bound to have an intriguing take on contemporary music.
The formalism of twelve-tone and serialist musical construction (more of the Schönberg school than his teacher’s, admittedly) was Searle’s dominant musical aesthetic; but an obsession with the purity of the tone-row was never his musical style...
Often, Searle found these solutions in the traditions of the past: the Piano Sonata mentioned above uses a Lisztian thematic transformation structure within a twelve-tone context; while the Second Symphony (1956-58) is a twelve-tone symphony cast in a perfectly traditional three movements...
Sounds Awesome - Robert Crowley plays music by Alan Ridout, Humphrey Clucas, Peter Wishart and Humphrey Searle on the ...(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Humphrey Clucas was born in 1941, and read English at King's College, Cambridge, where he was a choral scholar.
A Professor at the Royal College of Music and an expert on the music of Liszt, HumphreySearle (1915-1982) was one of the leading composers of his generation in this country.
HumphreySearlecomposed the Cyprus Dances in Limassol in April 1981, as a response to a commission from Robert Crowley.
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Winner of the HumphreySearle Memorial Competition 1983
As a fitting memorial to HumphreySearle, who pioneered 12-note technique in this country and helped to promote new music throughout his life, New Ensemble staged the HumphreySearle Chamber Music Competition finals at the Purcell Room on Tuesday night in the context of Searle's own work.
Four works were chosen for the final stage of the competition and these were performed in the first half of the concert before the jury, which deliberated quickly in the interval so that the winning work could be announced and repeated in the second half of the programme.
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[This has] been admirably translated by HumphreySearle, a composer who was himself a student of Webern....
A particularly valuable aspect of the entire work is the use of extensive quotations from Webern's letters and lectures and from the writings of those who knew him personally....[This is] indispensible to any large music collection.
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Bream's recitals are wide-ranging, including transcriptions from the 17th century, many pieces by Bach arranged for guitar, popular Spanish pieces, and contemporary music, much for which he was the inspiration.
Many composers have worked with Bream, and among those who dedicated pieces to him are Malcolm Arnold, Richard Rodney Bennett, Benjamin Britten, Leo Brouwer, Peter Racine Fricker, Hans Werner Henze, HumphreySearle, Toru Takemitsu, Michael Tippett and William Walton.
Britten's Nocturnal is one of the most famous pieces in the classical guitar repertoire and was written with Bream specifically in mind.
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Franz Liszt / HumphreySearle with Sharon Winkelhofer
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