Thank you! I've been fascinated by time American symphonists: Ives, Schuman, Hanson, Creston, Diamond, Harris, Piston, Sessions, etc.. I think deserve more recognition than they have.
Creston may have been Italian_American, but he seems to me to have been strongly influenced by Paul Hindemith. His music is more in the German tradition than American or Italian. Since I admire Hindemith, that's good!
It's worth noting the Creston and Hindemith were around in the same time. Their composition style has a few places of overlap due to them living in the same era. It is very noticeable though that Creston composed in the style of many "New York" concert band composers of the time. He is very much cut from the same cloth as Erickson and Persichetti. To adress a reply to this about the third movement being somewhat romantic, there was a minor sort of neo-romanticism in this time. Very obvious if you listen to Frank Ericsson's first symphony for band
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Thanks to Naxos for the release of this lovely important symphony for us to hear.
This is one of Paul Crestons great symphonies together with his 2nd symphony. I always loved his compositions. Great composer
Thank you! I've been fascinated by time American symphonists: Ives, Schuman, Hanson, Creston, Diamond, Harris, Piston, Sessions, etc.. I think deserve more recognition than they have.
Great symphonist! Rewarding composer with lots of fascinating works to be re-examined and returned to the repertoire.
That painting is very apropos. Elevator music that takes you up, up, up into the clouds.
Creston may have been Italian_American, but he seems to me to have been strongly influenced by Paul Hindemith. His music is more in the German tradition than American or Italian.
Since I admire Hindemith, that's good!
Yeah. That Giuseppe Guttoveggio changed his name to Paul Creston tells you, I think, that Italian influenced music was not gonna be his focus.
But the 3rd. movement is somewhat romantic.
It's worth noting the Creston and Hindemith were around in the same time. Their composition style has a few places of overlap due to them living in the same era. It is very noticeable though that Creston composed in the style of many "New York" concert band composers of the time. He is very much cut from the same cloth as Erickson and Persichetti.
To adress a reply to this about the third movement being somewhat romantic, there was a minor sort of neo-romanticism in this time. Very obvious if you listen to Frank Ericsson's first symphony for band