
Britten: An Extraordinary Life
Christopher Mark(Author)
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publisher)
Published on 7. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-84849-572-2 (ISBN)
Description
Can the claims for Britten as the greatest English composer since Purcell be justified? Was the composer of gloomily tragic operas himself depressed and obsessive? What effect did Britten's sexuality have on his career? In this accessible history, Christopher Mark traces the impact of Britten's physical and cultural environment, his shifting musical and personal relationships, and his emerging sense of sexual identity on his musical output. What is revealed is not only a life conditioned by a compulsion to compose, but one which seems increasingly to reflect Britten's aesthetic imperatives.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
228 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84849-572-2 (9781848495722)
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