Editing Robert Simpson (composer) (section)

==Books and articles==
As a writer on music (he would have disavowed the title '[[musicologist]]'), Simpson was guided by his deep admiration for [[Donald Francis Tovey|Tovey]]'s ability to discuss a composer's sophisticated treatment of forms and keys in a manner that was accurate and incisive without ever alienating the non-specialist reader. His earliest published writings were as a reviewer and critic; but before long his focus had shifted towards being an advocate for widely unappreciated or misunderstood composers like [[Anton Bruckner]], [[Carl Nielsen]] and [[Jean Sibelius]], as well as to the analysis of better-known figures (such as [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]) whenever he felt able to illuminate their work from a composer's perspective. His writings can usefully be divided into five categories: (i) books written by Simpson; (ii) books edited by Simpson; (iii) contributions to other books and collections; (iv) posthumous collections of articles; (v) individual articles, programme- and sleeve-notes, etc.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

===Authored by Simpson===
* ''Carl Nielsen: Symphonist'' (1952, rev. 1979).
* ''Bruckner and the Symphony'' (1963).
* ''Sibelius and Nielsen: a Centenary Essay'' (1965).
* ''The Essence of Bruckner: An Essay Towards the Understanding of his Music'' (1966; revised edition, 1992).
* ''Beethoven Symphonies'' (1970).
* ''The Proms and Natural Justice: A Plan for Renewal'' (with foreword by Sir Adrian Boult; 1980).
* ''Simpson on Beethoven: Essays, Lectures and Talks by R. Simpson, Selected and Edited by Lionel Pike'' (1996)

===Edited by Simpson===
* ''The Symphony'' (2 Vols; Ed. R. Simpson; 1966). Besides writing the 'Introduction' to the first volume and the preludial essay 'Stravinsky, Hindemith and Others' of the second, Simpson added several pithy editorial footnotes to the chapters of his contributors. In addition, he wrote the essay on Rachmaninoff found in Volume 2. The chapters on [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]], [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Brahms]], and [[Antonín Dvořák|Dvořák]] were written by composer and conductor [[Julius Harrison]], and the two-volume work is dedicated to Harrison's name.<ref>Self, Geoffrey. [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/12445 "Harrison, Julius"], ''Grove Music Online'' Oxford Music Online.. Retrieved 29 February 2012 {{subscription required}}</ref>

===Contributions===
* 'Ianus Germinus: Music in Scandinavia' (1960), in ''Twentieth Century Music&nbsp;– an International Symposium of Essays on Current Trends in Music'', Ed. R. Meyers. (1960; reissued 1968).
* Foreword to: ''Beethoven, Sibelius and the 'Profound Logic': Studies in Symphonic Analysis''", by Lionel Pike (1978).
* 'Beethoven Concertos', in ''A Guide to the Concerto'', Ed. Robert Layton (1988)
* 'Carl Nielsen Now: A Personal View', in ''The Nielsen Companion'', Ed. [[Mina F. Miller]] (1995).
* Foreword to: ''Experiencing Music (Musicians on Music, No. 5)'', by Vagn Holmboe, Ed. and Trans. Paul Rapoport (1991).

===Various pieces===
* 'The Seventh Symphony of Bruckner: An Analysis' ''Music Review'' (1947): 178–187.
* 'More Reflections (After Composition)', ''Tempo'' No 144 (1983).
* Programme note for British premiere of original 1873 edition of Bruckner's Symphony No 3, [[Royal Philharmonic Society]] (9 December 1987).
* Program Notes for the Vanbrugh Quartet's Beethoven String Quartet cycle (19??).
* Sleeve notes for the Delme Quartet's recording of [[J. S. Bach|Bach]]'s '[[Die Kunst der Fuge]]' arr. R. Simpson (19??).
* 'Fiftieth Birthday Essays': A Tribute to Robert Simpson, with articles by Jascha Horenstein, Robert Layton, Hans Keller, Hugh Ottoway, Peter Dobson and [[Ainslee Cox]]. Edited by Edward Johnson for [[Lewis Foreman|Triad Press]] (1971).