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Benjamin Britten in Context: Composers in Context

Editat de Vicki P Stroeher, Justin Vickers
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 mai 2024
Britten in Context offers historical, social, cultural, queer, musical, and political context for one of the pivotal British composers of the twentieth century. Engaging essays from leading scholars in music, art, theory, performance, religion, and cultural and music history reward readers of all academic levels.
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ISBN-13: 9781108721844
ISBN-10: 1108721842
Pagini: 428
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
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Prologue: Positioning Britten Vicki P. Stroeher and Justin Vickers; Part I. The Britten Circle(S): 1. Early mentors: The bridges, the Auden set, and the mayers of long Island Arnold Whittall; 2. Peter Pears Justin Vickers; 3. The open secret Nicholas Clark; 4. Britten's circle Lucy Walker; 5. Britten's musical assistants Christopher Scheer; 6. Britten's publishers as advance and rear guard Philip Reed; Part II. British Musical Life: 7. Composing in England Eric Saylor; 8. Britten and Film Mervyn Cooke; 9. Britten and the radio Alison Garnham; 10. Television and the composer Danielle Ward-Griffin; 11. Music critics and the press Philip Reed and Vicki P. Stroeher; 12. Britten and English opera: Myths and a (Chequered) history Mervyn Cooke; 13. Festival culture in the British Isles Justin Vickers; 14. Concert life in Britain Philip Reed; 15. Benjamin Britten and folksong Julian Onderdonk; 16. Educating the Nation: Britten's music for young people Kate Guthrie; Part III. Britten and Other Composers: 17. The compositional context: creating a voice Christopher Mark; 18. Responding to a British musical past Michael Burden; 19. Britten and the English musical renaissance Alain Frogley; 20. Responding to the continent Arved Ashby; 21. An English tradition? Christopher Mark; 22.'An exciting time with all Russians': Anglo-Soviet musical contacts Cameron Pyke; 23. The Avant-Garde Philip Rupprecht; Part IV. Wordsmiths, Designers, and Performers: 24. W. H. Auden Vicki P. Stroeher; 25. Eric Crozier Justin Vickers; 26. Two librettists: Montagu slater and Ronald Duncan Ian Patterson; 27. The wise, queer heart of Englishness: E. M. Forster Hanna Rochlitz; 28.William Plomer's poetics of exile at home Kevin Salfen; 29.'Don't colour them, the music will do that': Myfanwy Piper and Britten's marriage of words and music Frances Spalding; 30. Designing and dancing Britten Kevin Salfen and Lucy Walker; 31.Pears as illuminator, interpreter, and inspiration Justin Vickers; 32. Britten's singers Roger Vignoles; 33. Britten's performers: those most 'Instrumental' Thomas Schuttenhelm; Part V. British Socio-Cultural, Religious, and Political Life: 34. English and British national identity in the Arts Irene Morra; 35. Britten's landscapes Charlotte de Mille; 36. Monarchy, royalty, and arts patronage Matthias Range; 37. Literary leanings Nicholas Clark; 38. Faith, spirituality, and the church Margaret Lane; 39. The politics of the closet J. P. E. Harper-Scott; 40. Communism, socialism, and pacifism in British politics: From the 1930s to the cold war Joanna Bullivant; Epilogue: Britten's Legacy Arnold Whittall; Topical bibliography for further reading; Works cited; Index.