Rubinstein Staccato Etude
Chapter 1 of 16 The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ALP
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1:34
- Running time
- 24 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Algy Pug, Aurochs, Bruce Kachuk, David Lawrence, Eva Davis (d. 2025) and 11 others
Chapters
About this recording
This poem, read by 16 Librivox Volunteers, describes the ups and downs and emotional frenzy of The Rubinstein Staccato Etude. The author, R. Nathaniel Dett, was a composer, organist, pianist and music professor. While born in Canada, he spent most of his professional career in the United States. During his lifetime he was a leading Black composer, known for his use of African-American folk songs and spirituals as the basis for choral and piano compositions in the 19th century Romantic style of Classical music. Right click this link (opens a new tab) to listen to the piece played on piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2AdJ2JVpw8
(~ Summary by Michele Fry and Wikipedia)
