The Madras Symphony is a symphony by 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

  1. ^ Guy Livingston (15 March 2014). "In Search of Henry Cowell Part 2". Into the Music. ABC Radio National. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ Nicole V. Gagné (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 69. ISBN 9780810879621. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ Sri Ram V. (6 June 2013). "A city with a sonata and a symphony". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ See OCLC 663976287 which describes a tape of the concert.


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