
Benjamin Britten In Context (Composers In Context)
Cambridge University Press
ISBN13:
9781108496698
$124.70
Benjamin Britten, pianist, conductor, educator, composer of a wide range of music from large-scale operas and choral works to string quartets and songs, is acknowledged as a pivotal figure in mid-twentieth-century Britain. This volume explores the contexts for his multi-faceted career and his engagement with his contemporaries in music, art, literature, and film, British musical institutions, royal and governmental entities, and the church, as well as his ground-breaking projects, philosophical and ideological tenets. The book is thematically structured in five parts: Britten's relationships with Peter Pears, his close friends, mentors, and colleagues; musical life in Britain; his interactions with previous and contemporary generations of composers; his professional work with choreographers, librettists, stage designers, and directors; and his socio-cultural, religious, and political environment. The chapters shed light on the many opportunities and challenges of post-war British musical life that shaped Britten's creative output.
- | Author: Vicki P Stroeher|Justin Vickers
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Apr 21, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 426 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Music
- | ISBN-10: 1108496695
- | ISBN-13: 9781108496698
- Author:
- Vicki P Stroeher, Justin Vickers
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:
- Apr 21, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 426 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/Music
- ISBN-10:
- 1108496695
- ISBN-13:
- 9781108496698