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Classical: A timeless movement ROBERT SIMPSON MEMORIAL CONCERT ST JOHN'S, SMITH SQUARE LONDON
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The Independent - London
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September 23, 1998
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Copyright informationCopyright 1998 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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WHEN ROBERT Simpson died last November, with 11 symphonies, 15
string quartets and a host of other substantial works to his credit,
he left a substantial gap in Britain's musical life behind him. He
had been the country's musical conscience: an unemphatic radical
himself, in his broadcasts and writings Simpson held the modern age
to account.
As each wave of watery fashion washed over a credulous musical
establishment, he furthered the values he held important - not least
the power of tonality to generate energy and momentum. But his own
music - as important as anything being composed here - he would not
push, and it was to do some pushing on its behalf that the Robert
Simpson Society was ...
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