William Busch's music is characterized by its economy of notes, discipline, and lack of self-indulgence, often sticking to the notes of the scale with an abundance of melody.
Composer Biography
William Busch's father, who was 'in gold and diamonds', was described as a hard and severe man, to whom William's sweet nature seemed a reaction.
Composition History
The Cello Concerto was composed by William Busch in 1940-41 and premiered shortly after at the Proms by its dedicatee, Florence Hooton, a cellist.
Compositional Technique
The Cello Concerto features an 'all-important augmented fourth' in its typical chord and texture, which gives a modal Lydian flavor to the opening movement.
Composer Biography
William Busch began to focus on composition in the mid-thirties, partly due to suffering badly from nerves when performing as a pianist.
Composer Biography
William Busch, the composer, was born in London in 1901 to naturalized German parents and lived with them and his siblings.
Composer Biography
William Busch studied piano with Wilhelm Backhaus and Egon Petri in Berlin, and later composition with Alan Bush, John Ireland, and Bernard van Dieren in London.
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