Rubbra

British

/ ˈrʌbrə /

noun

( Charles ) Edmund . 1901–86, English composer of works in a traditional idiom

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There are also exceptional works by Edmund Rubbra, Herbert Howells and others.

From New York Times

There is more astringent solo work in Michael Berkeley's Three Moods, but tonality is never far away, with examples from Rubbra, Holst and Vaughan Williams.

From The Guardian

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