Madras Symphony
The Madras Symphony is a
American composer Henry Cowell, the 13th of the 20 he finished.[1] It was composed in 1958.[2] It was composed after Cowell's return from Madras, where he had studied Indian classical music.[3]
The five movements of the symphony are I. Alapna: Andante rubato II. Tala Adi: Allegretto III. Allegro IV. Andante V. Allegro
The instrumentation includes parts for tablas and jalatarang, which are solistic[check spelling] and virtuosic in nature.
The American West Coast premiere of the symphony was given by San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Mark Alburger, at Old First Church in San Francisco on June 10, 2005. The work was also performed in 2010 at the Juilliard School in New York City.[4]
References
- ABC Radio National. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ISBN 9780810879621. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Sri Ram V. (6 June 2013). "A city with a sonata and a symphony". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- OCLC 663976287which describes a tape of the concert.
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