Search results
Leonard Constant Lambert (23 August 1905 – 21 August 1951) was a British composer, conductor, and author. He was the founder and music director of the Royal Ballet, and (alongside Dame Ninette de Valois and Sir Frederick Ashton) he was a major figure in the establishment of the English ballet as a significant artistic movement.
Constant Lambert (born Aug. 23, 1905, London—died Aug. 21, 1951, London) was an English composer, conductor, and critic who played a leading part in establishing the ballet as an art form in England. Lambert was commissioned in 1926 by Diaghilev to compose the ballet Romeo and Juliet.
We owe Constant Lambert (1905–1951) a huge amount, and the flashes of brilliance that survive from his short life only suggest the energy with which he established the possibilities for English...
May 2, 1999 · IF life were fair, Constant Lambert would be known as the English Leonard Bernstein. A staggeringly assured composer-conductor who became famous in his early 20's, he was irresistibly drawn to...
Jun 14, 2017 · Constant Lambert was one of the most gifted musicians of his generation. He came from the same generation of British musicians that produced W. Walton , Tippett, Warlock, and Spike Hughes; however, his music is stylistically nothing like these composers.
This is a list of musical works written by Constant Lambert: Ballets [ edit ] Prize-fight (1 act), 1923–4, London, FP 6 March 1924, rev. 1925, 1927, unpublished.
Jul 4, 2013 · Concerto for piano and nine instruments (1931)1. Ouvertüre (Allegro - Cadenza - Andante espressivo - Coda) [0:00]2. Intermède (Andante recitando - Allegro sc...
Jul 17, 2019 · Summary. Lambert was a Roman candle: he flared up brilliantly, then was gone. STEPHEN Walsh's assessment epitomizes the generally received view of Constant Lambert (1905–51). The book he was reviewing when he made this remark, Stephen Lloyd's Constant Lambert: Beyond the Rio Grande (2014), sets out in great detail Lambert's key musical ...
A marginal figure in the great 20th century renaissance of English music, Constant Lambert was potentially one of the period’s most talented composers. Unfortunately he
The Rio Grande is a secular cantata by English composer Constant Lambert. Written in 1927, it achieved instant and long-lasting popularity on its appearance on the concert stage in 1929. It is an example of symphonic jazz, not unlike the style of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, although
Related searches
