The music of Harrison Birtwistle /

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Author / Creator:Adlington, Robert.
Imprint:Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description:xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Music in the twentieth century
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4240315
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ISBN:0521630827 (hb)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations and note on sources
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Theatres
  • 1. Violence
  • 2. Myth
  • 3. Music and drama
  • 4. Narratives and rituals
  • Part II. Roles
  • 5. Dramatic protagonists
  • 6. Ceremonial actors
  • 7. Negotiated identities
  • 8. Soloists
  • Part III. Texts
  • 9. Narration
  • 10. Fragment
  • 11. Phone
  • 12. Expression
  • Part IV. Times
  • 13. Time
  • 14. Pulse
  • 15. Journeys
  • Part V. Sections
  • 16. Verse
  • 17. Fragment
  • 18. Context
  • Part VI. Layers
  • 19. Melody
  • 20. Polyphony
  • 21. Strata
  • Part VII. Audiences
  • Notes
  • Chronological list of works
  • Bibliography
  • Index of works
  • General index