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Rubinstein Staccato Etude

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)

Year of Publication: 1922Genres: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Running Time: 24 minutes 11 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ALP Algy Pug	1:34
2	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by BK Bruce Kachuk	1:52
3	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by DL David Lawrence	1:29
4	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ED Eva Davis (d. 2025)	1:24
5	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ELB Aurochs	1:12
6	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by FH Foon	1:30
7	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by GG Greg Giordano	1:40
8	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by GRS Graham Scott	1:21
9	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by IK Ian King	1:33
10	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by LCW Larry Wilson	1:18
11	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by MTF Michele Fry	1:30
12	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by PS Phil Schempf	1:38
13	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by RAJ RajVO	1:30
14	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by TP Tomas Peter	1:37
15	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by VB tovarisch	1:30
16	The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by WJ William Allan Jones	1:33