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Stocken, Frederick
Frederick Stocken was Organ Scholar of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and a prize-winning FRCO. He has a Ph.D. from Manchester University. His various compositions include a symphony commissioned for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
2009 0-7734-3879-3Contrary to the many commentators who presumed there to be a tension between Sechter’s theory and Bruckner’s mature musical language, this study demonstrates their compatibility. Using the Adagio of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, the case is made for fundamental-bass theory as a revealing tool for analyzing the composer’s music.