15th March 2023 Matty A Listener's Guide to Robert Simpson, PhD Research Blog Robert Simpson: A Listener’s Guide. Pt. 7: Symphony No. 8 & Vortex Introduction So, this brings us to the final Symphony available to us online - the 8th. Before discussing that and the other work in post - Vortex, his final Brass… Read More
8th March 2023 Matty A Listener's Guide to Robert Simpson, PhD Research Blog Robert Simpson: A Listener’s Guide. Pt. 6: Brass – Nielsen and Reger Introduction A return this week to Simpson's brass music, leaving just one to talk about in a later post - Vortex. The main focus of today's post is on his… Read More
1st March 2023 Matty A Listener's Guide to Robert Simpson, PhD Research Blog Robert Simpson: A Listener’s Guide. Pt. 5: The Mid-Period Symphonies Introduction Originally I had planned to group the symphonies in pairs, as there are 8 available to stream. But since nos. 6 and 7 were written in the same year… Read More
22nd February 2023 Matty A Listener's Guide to Robert Simpson, PhD Research Blog Robert Simpson: A Listener’s Guide. Pt. 4: ‘Symphonic Studies’ for Brass Band Introduction After the Quartets and the Symphonies, Simpson's most significant musical contribution to the world came in his brass band writing, completing 5 substantial works for the ensemble. Having grown… Read More
15th February 2023 Matty A Listener's Guide to Robert Simpson, PhD Research Blog Robert Simpson: A Listener’s Guide. Pt. 3: The Transitionary Symphonies Symphony No. 3 (1962) https://open.spotify.com/album/2tlkLWDDbxaFNqVdkOTeum?si=Sj_tf95IQnefj7a3JLZ5lA A return to the symphonies then. The 3rd Symphony can perhaps be considered as a transitionary one, along with the other works completed in the… Read More
8th February 2023 Matty A Listener's Guide to Robert Simpson, PhD Research Blog Robert Simpson: A Listener’s Guide. Pt. 2: A Glimpse at the Quartets Introduction For the sake of variety, I am going to be alternating between the symphonies and other works in these posts, straying from the chronological order occasionally in order to… Read More
1st February 2023 Matty A Listener's Guide to Robert Simpson, PhD Research Blog Robert Simpson: A Listener’s Guide. Pt. 1: The Early Symphonies Introduction “What’s your PhD on?” “Who?” “What’s his music like?” These are questions I have been asked a lot recently, and while I can easily talk about the music of… Read More