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Frank Bridge (February 26, 1879 – January 10, 1941) was an English composer.
Life
Bridge was born in Brighton and studied at the Royal College of Music in London from 1899 to 1903 under Charles Villiers Stanford and others. He played the viola in a number of string quartets, most notably the English String Quartet, and conducted, sometimes deputising for Henry Wood, before devoting himself to composition, receiving the patronage of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. He privately tutored a number of pupils, most famously Benjamin Britten, who later championed his teacher's music and paid homage to him in the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (1937), based on a theme from the second of Bridge's Three Idylls for String Quartet (1906). Bridge died in Eastbourne.
Works
Among Bridge's works are the orchestral The Sea (1911), Oration (1930) for cello and orchestra and the opera The Christmas Rose (premiered 1932), but he is perhaps most highly regarded today for his chamber music. His early works are in a late-Romantic idiom, but later pieces such as the third (1926) and fourth (1937) string quartets are harmonically advanced and very distinctive, showing the influence of the Second Viennese School. However, his works also show harmonic influences by Maurice Ravel and especially Alexander Scriabin.
One of his most characterictic harmonies is the Bridge chord, for instance C minor and D major sounding at the same time, very poignant in There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook and the piano sonata (1922-5). He wrote this work to the memory of Ernest Farrar. More on [ Frank Bridge ]
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Bridge, Frank - Brief biography and caricature with summary of his orchestral music and recommended recordings.
Bridge, Frank - Biography showing education, influences, and skill as violinist and conductor, noting the stylistic development of his music following World War One. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Bridge, Frank (1879 - 1941), United Kingdom - Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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Frank Bridge - Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, illustration, and works, including English text of his lieder.
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Frank Bridge (1879-1941) - Biography, works list with discography, related composers, and links.
Frank Bridge (1879-1941) - Detailed biography, work list, discussion of works, selected discography.
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The Frank Bridge Trust - Official site. Selected music in print, recordings, books, and information on performance grants and contacting the society.
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