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Essential Britten: A Pocket Guide for the Britten Centenary
John Bridcut
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Description for Essential Britten: A Pocket Guide for the Britten Centenary
Paperback. Benjamin Britten was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. He wrote a feast of music from an early age. This book discusses Britten's music and explores his musical influences, his complex personality, his emotional and professional relationships, and the nooks and crannies of his daily life, normally overlooked. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 338.
Benjamin Britten was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. He wrote a feast of music from an early age, first achieving international fame in 1945 with his opera Peter Grimes; now more operas by Britten are performed worldwide than by any other composer born in the twentieth century. In this incisive guide, John Bridcut discusses Britten's music and explores his musical influences, his complex personality, his emotional and professional relationships, and the fascinating nooks and crannies of his daily life, normally overlooked. An indispensable source of fresh insights into this towering figure in British music, this is ... Read more
Benjamin Britten was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. He wrote a feast of music from an early age, first achieving international fame in 1945 with his opera Peter Grimes; now more operas by Britten are performed worldwide than by any other composer born in the twentieth century. In this incisive guide, John Bridcut discusses Britten's music and explores his musical influences, his complex personality, his emotional and professional relationships, and the fascinating nooks and crannies of his daily life, normally overlooked. An indispensable source of fresh insights into this towering figure in British music, this is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571290734
SKU
V9780571290734
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About John Bridcut
John Bridcut is a documentary director for British television. He has had a lifelong enthusiasm for English music , and his feature-length films Britten's Children (2004) and The Passions of Vaughan Williams (2008) have won awards. He is currently working on a portrait of Elgar. In 2008, he produced a BBC documentary Charles at 60: The Passionate ... Read more
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