The Rubinstein Staccato Etude: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, credited to R. Nathaniel Dett, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox volunteers bring The Rubinstein Staccato Etude by R. Nathaniel Dett.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 7, 2018. Read in English by Algy Pug; Bruce Kachuk; David Lawrence; Eva Davis; Aurochs; Foon; Greg Giordano; Graham Scott; Ian King; Larry Wilson; Michele Fry; Phil Schempf; RajVO; Tomas Peter; tovarisch and William Allan Jones. This poem, read by 16 Librivox Volunteers, describes the ups and downs and emotional frenzy of The Rubinstein Staccato Etude. The author, R. Nathaniel Dett, was a composer, organist, pianist and music professor. While born in Canada, he spent most of his professional career in the United States. During his lifetime he was a leading Black composer, known for his use of African-American folk songs and spirituals as the basis for choral and piano compositions in the 19th century Romantic style of Classical music. Right click this link (opens a new tab) to listen to the piece played on piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2AdJ2JVpw8 (~ Summary by Michele Fry and Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Rubinstein Staccato Etude
• Author credits: R. Nathaniel Dett
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 24:11

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• piano
• rythmn
• melody
• keyboard
• chords

Track guide

1. 01 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ALP — 1:34
2. 02 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by BK — 1:52
3. 03 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by DL — 1:29
4. 04 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ED — 1:24
5. 05 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ELB — 1:12
6. 06 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by FH — 1:30
7. 07 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by GG — 1:40
8. 08 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by GRS — 1:20
9. 09 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by IK — 1:33
10. 10 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by LCW — 1:18
11. 11 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by MTF — 1:30
12. 12 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by PS — 1:38
13. 13 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by RAJ — 1:30
14. 14 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by TP — 1:37
15. 15 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by VB — 1:30
16. 16 - The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by WJ — 1:33

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