Benjamin Britten /
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| Author / Creator: | Oliver, Michael. |
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| Imprint: | London : Phaidon, 1996. |
| Description: | 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | 20th-century composers |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2564172 |
| Summary: | Benjamin Britten (1913-76) was the greatest English composer of his time, and the first of his generation to enjoy a wide international reputation. With the great success of Peter Grimes (1945), he effectively re-invented English opera and was a pioneer of music for film and radio. His monumental War Requiem reached a wider audience than any other choral work of the century. In this masterly biography, the author creates a portrait of a great artist, exploring his wide-ranging compositions in detail and discussing the many contradictions that pervaded Britten's fascinating life and career. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-227) and index. |
| Physical Description: | 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Discography: p. 228-233. |
| ISBN: | 0714832774 |