Robert Simpson
Sign in to saveAmerican hurdler and track and field coach (1892–1974)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892-05-25
- Died
- 1974-11-10
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Eight panes of glass
- The Symphony
- The Essence of Bruckner
- Carl Nielsen Symphonist 1965-1931
- Diabolique, Issue #3
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 783
- Total plays
- 16,694
Tags
Classicalbritishcomposercontemporary classical20th Century
Robert Simpson (1921-1997) was arguably Britain's most important composer since Vaughan Williams; he was certainly one of the century's most powerful and original symphonists anywhere. He completed 11 symphonies, concertos for violin, piano, flute and cello, 15 string quartets, and two choral compositions. Simpson used those large-scale forms to grapple with particular compositional problems, often with considerable ingenuity. Most employ the structural <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+
Key dates
- Born
- 25 May 1892
- Died
- 10 November 1974
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Simpson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bosworth
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- University of Missouri
- Sport
- athletics
Connections
Categories
1892 births1974 deaths20th-century American sportsmenAmerican men hurdlersIowa State Cyclones track and field coachesMissouri Tigers men's track and field athletesMissouri Tigers track and field coachesPeople from Carroll County, MissouriTrack and field athletes from MissouriUnited States Army officersWorld record setters in the sport of athletics