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RollerToConcertoRalph Vaughan William*, composer of the Oboe Concerto which soloist A. Clyde Roller will perform in Tuesday evening’s symphony concert, led an international life, but wrote nationalistic music.Williams was born in Englandami trained in Germany andFrance, He lectured and taught in tiie I nited States. And heshared with Sibelius the honor of g one of the most thoroughlynationalistic composers of his era.• « He was well known as an experimenter — almost an inventor — of new and striking orchestral combinations. He was continually in search of the new and unusual,At the nee of *7. already an cstah-figure in the world ofmusic, he began to write for thefilms. Williams turned out a score for “The Invaders” that is still considered one of the finest ever written for a sound trackWilliams celebrated his 80th anniversary by bringing out a concerto for the harmonica, writtenespecially for Larry Adler, the harmonica virtuoso. In his 81st year, he produced a concerto forba; tuba for the celebration concerts of the London Orchestra’s Golden Jubilee, a★ ★ ★RALPH VAt'GlIN WILLIAMSwork which was enthusiasticallyreceived,• • •David Ewen described Williams’music thusly; “E\en when hi* music is most complicated, its logic is clearly apparent; and it* character is firmly rooted in British tradition, serenely beautiful in its tight-lipped restraint.
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