Kenneth Leighton, best known for his organ and sacred choral
music, was a composer of great depth and talent who wrote a
significant body of works. Many of those works were written for
large orchestras and a significant number of pieces of chamber
music were composed for a variety of instrument groupings, as well
as for instrumental solos. Anyone interested in 20th-century music
as well as British and Scottish Cathedral music will find a wealth
of works listed with a description of each.
Kenneth Leighton, best known for his organ and sacred choral
music, was a composer of great depth and talent who wrote a
significant body of works. Many of those works were written for
large orchestras and a significant number of pieces of chamber
music were composed for a variety of instrument groupings, as well
as for instrumental solos. Anyone interested in 20th-century music
as well as British and Scottish Cathedral music will find a wealth
of works listed with a description of each.
This volume begins with a brief biography of Leighton and is
followed by an alphabetical listing of works and performances. Also
included is a discography and a bibliography of articles, reviews,
books, and dissertations. The last section is a chronological list
of compositions. Smith helps us to realize that Kenneth Leighton
was an extraordinary composer of 20th-century music with a varied
body of works and also a virtuoso pianist of some note.
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