Arthur Hutchings
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Arthur James Bramwell Hutchings (1906–1989) was professor of music at the University of Durham, England
. He wrote extensively on topics as varied as nineteenth-century English church music, Schubert, Edmund Rubbra
, and baroque
concertos; but his most famous work was the Companion to Mozart's Piano Concertos
, published in 1948. During the 1970s his articles on music regularly appeared in the monthly magazine Records and Recording.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He wrote extensively on topics as varied as nineteenth-century English church music, Schubert, Edmund Rubbra
Edmund Rubbra
Edmund Rubbra was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame in the mid-20th century. The most famous of his pieces are his eleven...
, and baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
concertos; but his most famous work was the Companion to Mozart's Piano Concertos
Mozart piano concertos
The Mozart piano concertos refer to the 27 concertos for piano and orchestra written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These works, many of which Mozart composed for himself to play in the Vienna concert series of 1784–86, held a special place for him; indeed, Mozart's father apparently interrupted him...
, published in 1948. During the 1970s his articles on music regularly appeared in the monthly magazine Records and Recording.