Thurston Dart (full name Robert Thurston Dart; September 3, 1921, London - March 6, 1971, ibid.) - British harpsichordist, conductor, music teacher, musicologist, source. Prominent representative of the movement of authentic performance , an active promoter of ancient music.
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Essay on Biography and Creativity
In 1938-39 Dart studied piano at the Royal College of Music in London, and took private harpsichord lessons. In the years 1939-42. studied at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Exeter [4] . During the Second World War (1942-45) he served as an officer in the British Air Force. The decisive influence on the creative views and scientific interests of Darth had Charles van den Borren , whom Darth privately studied in 1945-46. in Brussels [5] .
In the years 1947-64. taught music history (professor since 1962) at Cambridge University (Caius College, Selwyn College, since 1953 - full member of Jesus College), in 1964-71 - dean of the newly formed music department and professor at London Kings College , where he lectured on instrumentology (in historical terms) and counterpoint. In 1954 - visiting professor at Harvard University (USA). Among Dart's students are composer M. Nyman , conductors K. Hogwood and J.E. Gardiner , harpsichord player D. Moroney, musicologists Margaret Bent and David Fallows (Fallows).
Since the late 1940s He regularly performed as a harpsichord player with a specialization in the music of the English Renaissance and Baroque, and played on “historical instruments”. In the years 1948-50. In this capacity, he participated in a series of popularizing BBC broadcasts “A history in sound of European music” (under the direction of Gerald Abraham ) [6] . In 1955–59 directed the baroque orchestra Philomusica of London, recorded with him the Brandenburg concerts , orchestral suites, clavier concerts by J.S.Bach, J. Dowland's Lacrymae, A. Scarlatti concerti, A. Corelli, F. Geminiani, and G. F. Handel, I.K.Bach and many others. other music. Among Dart's solo audio recordings is an album of music by I.Ya. Froberger and the five-volume anthology “Masters of Early English Keyboard Music” [7] , which retains its artistic significance to this day.
In the years 1947-54. Dart is editor-in-chief of the magazine (dedicated to ancient music), Galpin Society Journal, 1950–65. - Member of the editorial board of the musical series Musica Britannica, also edited music editions by W. Byrd, F. Couperin, T. Morley, J. Bull.
The musicological works of Darth are devoted to the interpretation of works of the Baroque era, including Bach, Handel, Purcell. Dart wrote a number of articles in the Grove Music Dictionary of the 1954 edition, including the larger article “Notation” . The main musicological work of Darth - the monograph "Interpretation of Music" - was published in London in 1954. 5 chapters of the monograph about J. Bull (not published) have been preserved [8] .
From the time of the war until the end of his life, he was friends with N. Marriner , often played with him in an ensemble, and died (stomach cancer) during a recording session with the Mariner Orchestra "St. Martin-in-the- Field Academy" .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Until 1955, the institution was called "University College of the South West of England."
- ↑ Van den Borren (1874-1966) - Belgian musicologist, one of the largest researchers and propagandists of the Dutch (Franco-Flemish) school ; also valuable his studies G. Dufay and English music of the Renaissance.
- ↑ Music specially recorded for these programs by Abraham was later used in an (an extremely popular worldwide) eponymous anthology released on gramophone records.
- ↑ Published in the early 1960s. on vinyl Editions de L'Oiseau-Lyre , not reprinted on CD.
- ↑ Stored in The Thurston Dart Archive at the University of Cambridge Library.
Compositions
- The interpretation of music. London New York: Hutchinson's University Library, 1954. 192 pp.
Literature
- Marriner N. Thurston Dart: obituary // Gramophone 49 (1971–2), pp. 423-424.
- Jeans S. Robert Thurston Dart, 1921-1971. An appreciation by a friend // Galpin Society Journal, volume 24 (1971), pp. 2-4.
- Source materials and the interpretation of music: a memorial volume to Thurston Dart, ed. by Ian Bent. London: Stainer & Bell, 1981.473 pp. (contains a complete list of Darth’s works and a complete discography of him)
Links
- Biography (Eng.) (Including the list of students of Darth)