Edmund Rubbra

British composer

Edmund Rubbra (23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame in the mid-20th century. The best known of his pieces are his eleven symphonies. Although he was active at a time when many people wrote twelve-tone music, he decided not to write in this idiom; instead, he devised his own distinctive style. His later works were not as popular with the concert-going public as his previous ones had been, although he never lost the respect of his colleagues. Therefore, his output as a whole is less celebrated today than would have been expected from its early popularity. He was the brother of the engineer Arthur Rubbra.

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Works

2 Madrigals, op. 52
A Cradle Song, op. 8 no. 1
A Duan of Barra, op. 20
A Prayer, op. 17 no. 1
A Tribute, op. 56
A Widow Bird Sate Mourning, op. 28
Advent Cantata: "Natum Maria Virgine", op. 136
Advent Cantata: I Recitative
Advent Cantata: II Aria
Advent Cantata: III Acrostic Hymn
Advent Cantata: IV Chorale
And when the builders
Ave Maria Gratia Plena
Ave Maria Gratia Plena: O excellent Virgin Princess
Ave Maria Gratia Plena: O my deir Hert
Beauty is but a painted hell
Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 60
Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 60: I. Andante moderato
Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 60: II. Vivace flessibile
Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 60: III. Adagio
Dear Liza, op. 7
Discourse, op. 127
Duo, op. 156
Eight Preludes Opus 131
Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra
Festival Overture, op. 62
Fly Envious Time, op. 148
Four Mediæval Latin Lyrics Op. 32
Four Mediæval Latin Lyrics: I Rondel
Four Mediæval Latin Lyrics: II Plaint
Four Mediæval Latin Lyrics: III Pastoral
Four Mediæval Latin Lyrics: IV Lament
Four Songs, op. 8
Hymn to the Virgin, op. 13 no. 2
Improvisation for Violin and Orchestra, op. 89
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, op. 50
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, op. 50: I. Farnaby's Conceit
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, op. 50: II. His Dreame
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, op. 50: III. His Humour
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, op. 50: IV. Loth to Depart
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, op. 50: V. Tell Me, Daphne
In Dark Weather, op. 33
Inscape, op. 122
Inscape: I Pied Beauty
Inscape: II The Lantern out of Doors
Inscape: III Spring
Inscape: IV God's Grandeur
Inscape: V Epilogue
Invocation to Spring, op. 17 no. 2
It Was a Lover, op. 13 no. 3
Jesukin, op. 4 no. 2
Leave prolonging thy distress, op. 52 no. 1
Let Us Securely Enter
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A-flat major, op. 65
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A-flat major, op. 65: I. Magnificat
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A-flat major, op. 65: II. Nunc dimittis
Meditation for Organ, op. 79
Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn, op. 117
Meditazioni sopra "Coeurs désolés", op. 67
Missa Cantuariensis, op. 59
Missa Cantuariensis, op. 59: I. Kyrie
Missa Cantuariensis, op. 59: II. Credo
Missa Cantuariensis, op. 59: III. Sanctus
Missa Cantuariensis, op. 59: IV. Benedictus
Missa Cantuariensis, op. 59: V. Agnus Dei
Missa Cantuariensis, op. 59: VI. Gloria in excelsis
Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, op. 66
Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, op. 66: Agnus Dei
Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, op. 66: Benedictus
Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, op. 66: Credo
Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, op. 66: Gloria
Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, op. 66: Kyrie
Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, op. 66: Sanctus
Nature's Song
No Swan So Fine, op. 91
Nocturne, op. 54
Nod
Ode to the Queen, op. 83
Ode to the Queen, op. 83: I. Sound forth celestial organs
Ode to the Queen, op. 83: II. Fair as unshaded light
Ode to the Queen, op. 83: III. Yet once again, let us our measures move
Orpheus, op. 8 no. 4
Out in the Dark, op. 13 no. 1
Pezzo ostinato, op. 102
Piano Concerto in G major, op. 85
Piano Concerto in G major, op. 85: I. Corymbus. Adagio, calmo e quasi improvisatore
Piano Concerto in G major, op. 85: II. Dialogue. Lento e solenne
Piano Concerto in G major, op. 85: III. Danza alla rondo. Allegretto gioioso
Piano Concerto, Op. 30
Piano Concerto, Op. 30: I. Andante moderato
Piano Concerto, Op. 30: II. Larghetto e tranquillo
Piano Concerto, Op. 30: III. Molto vivace
Prelude I
Prelude II
Prelude III
Prelude IV
Prelude V
Prelude VII
Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Cyril Scott, op. 69
Rosa mundi, op. 2
Sinfonia concertante, op. 38: II. Saltarella. Allegro vivace
Sinfonia concertante, op. 38: III. Prelude and Fugue. Lento - ♩ = 56
Soliloquy, op. 57
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in C major, op. 100
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in C major, op. 100: III. Presto
Song of the Soul, Op. 78
String Quartet no. 1 in F minor, op. 35
String Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 73
String Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 73: I. Allegro moderno
String Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 73: II. Schertzo polimetrico
String Quartet no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 73: III. Cavatina
String Quartet no. 3, op. 112: II. Adagio
String Quartet no. 4, op. 150
String Quartet no. 4, op. 150: II. Adagio e con molta espressione
Symphony no. 1, op. 44: II. Perigourdine. Allegro bucolico e giocoso
Symphony no. 1, op. 44: III. Lento
Symphony no. 10, op. 145
Symphony no. 10, op. 145: II. Scherzando ma grazioso
Symphony no. 10, op. 145: III. Lento
Symphony no. 10, op. 145: IV. Molto adagio
Symphony no. 11, op. 153
Symphony no. 2, op. 45
Symphony no. 2, op. 45: II. Scherzo: Vivace assai
Symphony no. 2, op. 45: IV. Rondo: Allegretto amabile - Coda: Presto
Symphony no. 3, op. 49
Symphony no. 3, op. 49: I. Moderato
Symphony no. 3, op. 49: III. Molto adagio ma liberamente
Symphony no. 4, op. 53: I. Con moto
Symphony no. 4, op. 53: II. Intermezzo: Allegretto grazioso
Symphony no. 5, op. 63
Symphony no. 5, op. 63: I. Adagio
Symphony no. 5, op. 63: II. Allegro moderato
Symphony no. 5, op. 63: III. Grave
Symphony no. 5, op. 63: IV. Allegro vivo
Symphony no. 6, op. 80: I. Lento (Sempre flessibile) - Allegretto
Symphony no. 6, op. 80: III. Vivace impetuoso
Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 88
Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 88: I. Lento e molto espressivo
Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 88: II. Vivace e leggiero
Symphony no. 8, op. 132
Take, O Take Those Lips Away, op. 22 no. 1
Tenebrae Motets, op. 72: First Nocturn
Tenebrae Motets, op. 72: First Nocturn: III. Ecce vidimus eum
Tenebrae Motets, op. 72: Second Nocturn: I. Amicus meus
The Jade Mountain, op. 116: II. On Hearing Her Play the Harp
The Jade Mountain, op. 116: III. An Autumn Night Message
The Jade Mountain, op. 116: IV. A Song on the Southern River
The Jade Mountain, op. 116: V. Farewell to a Japanese Buddhist Priest bound Homeward