Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

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Properties (54)
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gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:adaptation arrangements for different ensembles
gptkbp:affiliatedWith full orchestra
gptkbp:availableFormats sheet music
gptkbp:basedOn theme_by_Frank_Bridge
gptkbp:built 1937
gptkbp:characteristics lyrical and expressive
gptkbp:community_engagement popular among audiences
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:conducts gptkb:Leonard_Bernstein
gptkbp:contribution contributed to 20th-century classical music.
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received by critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact significant_in_British_music_history
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in 20th-century music
gptkbp:dedication to_the_memory_of_Frank_Bridge
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:educational_programs studied in music programs
gptkbp:formFactor theme and variations
gptkbp:historicalContext written during the interwar period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
gptkbp:influence later composers
gptkbp:influenced inspired film composers
influenced by folk music
gptkbp:influences French_composers
English_composers
English_music_tradition
gptkbp:inspiration Frank_Bridge's_own_composition
gptkbp:instrument orchestra
gptkbp:legacy important part of his oeuvre
gptkbp:musicComposer recurring motifs throughout the work
explores emotional depth
explores various emotions
gptkbp:musicStyle counterpoint
rich harmonic language
gptkbp:notable_artist gptkb:Royal_Liverpool_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:notableFeature performed at major festivals
frequently performed piece
gptkbp:performance gptkb:London
concert hall
requires skilled musicians
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Sir_Adrian_Boult
1937
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Variations_on_a_Theme_by_Haydn
gptkbp:soundtrack complex and varied
pioneering in orchestral writing
gptkbp:style modern classical
neoclassical elements
gptkbp:technique personal and introspective
gptkbp:thematicElement contrasting variations
develops the original theme
gptkbp:variant twelve