The Music Of Frank Bridge

The English Composer, Violist, And Conductor Frank Bridge (1879-1941), A Student Of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Was One Of The First Modernists In British Music, Developing The Most Radical And Lastingly Modern Musical Language Of His Generation. Bridge Was Also One Of The Most Accomplished British Composers Of Chamber Music In The Twentieth Century. After The Lyrical Romanticism Of The Early Period, A Notable Expansion Of Style Can Be Observed As Early As 1913, Leading Eventually To The Radical Language Of The Piano Sonata And Third String Quartet, Drawing On Influences Such As Debussy, Stravinsky And The Second Viennese School Composers.however, Bridge Became Frustrated That His Later, More Complex Music Was Often Ignored In Favour Of His Earlier 'edwardian' Works; This Neglect Of His Mature Music Contributed To The Growing Obscurity Into Which His Music And Reputation Fell In His Last Years And After His Death.