Robert Donington
Robert Donington (born January 20, 1907 in Leeds , † 1990 in Firle , East Sussex ) was an English musicologist and gambist .
Donington studied at Queen's College in Oxford . His teachers were Arnold Dolmetsch and Egon Wellesz . From 1935 to 1938 he was the secretary of the Dolmetsch Foundation and published the magazine The Consort . From 1935 to 1939 he was a member of the English Consort of Viols . In 1955 he founded the Donington Consort . Donington's main research interests were the performance practice of early music and the music of Richard Wagner .
Publications (selection)
- The Work and Ideas of Arnold Dolmetsch . Haslemere 1932
- A Practical Method for the Recorder . Oxford 1932 (with E. Hunt)
- The Instruments of Music . London 1949, 3rd expanded edition 1970
- Tempo and Rhythm in Bach's Organ Music . London 1960
- The Interpretation of Early Music . London 1963, 3rd revised edition 1974
- Wagner's "Ring" and its symbols . London 1963
- The Rise of Opera . 1981
- Baroque Music: Style and Performance, a Handbook . 1982
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical information from Riemann Musiklexikon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Donington, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English musicologist and gambist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1990 |
| Place of death | Firle (East Sussex) |