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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. [1]
Aug 19, 2024 · 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.
Lambert: The Rio Grande, Aubade héroïque, Summer's Last Will and Testament. Soloists, Chorus, English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones (cond.) Hyperion.
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...
Constant Lambert biography and history on AllMusic including birthday, best songs, existing and new album information, and more.
Quick Reference. ( b London, 23 Aug. 1905; d London, 21 Aug. 1951) British conductor and composer who played a seminal role in the development of English ballet. He studied at the Royal College of Music and wrote his first ballet score, Romeo and Juliet, for Diaghilev (chor. Nijinska, 1926).
In 1928 he became the first English composer to write a piece for the Ballet Russes, Romeo and Juliet, and this along with other early works, such as the Eight Poems of Li-Po, established him as one of the leading younger English composers.
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...
Constant Lambert in a portrait by Christopher Wood (1926) This is a list of musical works written by Constant Lambert:
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
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