Dudley Buck - 9780252032790

Dudley BuckAuthor(s): N. Lee Orr\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252032790, 978-0252032790\nSynopsis\nAn influential composer, conductor, and music teacher, Dudley Buck [tel] helped establish the organ in American musical life. N. Lee Orr's study of Buck's life and career details his stint as teacher to Charles Ives, organ recital tours around the Midwest, and work composing music for church organs. Buck's Grand Sonata in E Flat became a great hit wherever he played it, and his Variations and Fugue on the \""Star-Spangled Banner\"" remains a standard in organ repertoire. Intended for practical use, his music was challenging, sometimes full of romantic flourishes, counterpoint, and part singing, but still accessible to amateur musicians and choirs. During the 1870s, Buck composed extensively for choir, orchestra, and organ, while also helping organize and conduct the first Central Park Garden Concerts. His rep.