Writings by Robert Simpson on general musical topics, 1959-1989, n.d.

Sub-Series

Scripts for radio programmes and concert intervals, articles for magazines, typescripts of talks and sleeve notes of recordings. Including:

'Better sound', radio programme, 1968
'Classical music', review for Cambridge quarterly of Charles Rosen's Classical style: Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, 1971
The Simpson-Budden talks for 'The composer speaks', 1980
'Composing', radio programme, 1959
'Ianus Geminus: music in Scandinavia', article for Twentieth century music (London: John Calder, 1960)
Collection of scripts for the radio programmes 'Innocent ear' produced by Robert Simpson, 1977-1979
'More reflections', article for Tempo (no. 144, 1983)
'Now and then', n.d.
'On "completing" unfinished masterpieces, radio programme, 1989
'On composing chamber music', article for souvenir programme of the first chamber music competition for schools, 1981 (typescript and published versions)
'Play it again', radio programme broadcast on 17 Nov 1979
Collection of scripts for the radio programme 'The sincerest form of flattery', 1971-1972
'The symphony', one of the radio programmes in the series 'Musicians talking', 1978 and 1985
Collections of scripts on 'Western music' for the Arabic service, 1966

Dates

MS. Simpson 1

Material related more specifically to individual composers can be found among papers devoted to these composers.

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