- Christian Darnton
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Philip Christian Darnton (born in Leeds on 30 October 1905; died 14 April 1981) was a British composer who wrote "modernistic" scores to a few films and for short films for the Canadian Army.[1] He also composed the overture Stalingrad, during the War, and works for different combinations.[2] He had joined the Communist Party in 1941.[3] His Communist views may have later hurt his popularity and led to his becoming relatively obscure.[4] He also criticized the term "English Musical Renaissance" feeling England produced no "composer of international consequence" in that period.[5]
Selected works
- Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra, 1926
- 1. Symphony, 1929–31
- Piano concert, 1933
- Concert for Viola and Strings, 1933–35
- Harp concert, 1934
- Suite concertante for Violin and Chamber Orchestra, 1936
- 2. Symphony (Anagram), 1939–40
- Ballad of Freedom, Cantata, 1941–52
- Stalingrad, Overture, 1943
- 3. Symphony D-dur, 1944–45, rev. 1961
- Fantasy Fair, Opera, 1949–51
- Jet Pilot, Cantata, 1952
- Concerto for Orchestra, 1970–73
- 4. Symphony, 1975–79
References
- ^ British film music by John Huntley
- ^ The Glasgow Herald - December 16, 1943
- ^ The Bulletin - June 14, 1955
- ^ The land without music: music, culture and society in twentieth-century Britain by Andrew Blake, pgs 43 and 57
- ^ The English musical renaissance, 1840-1940: constructing a national music by Meirion Hughes, R. A. Stradling, pgs 197 and 198
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