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245 00 a| Imogen Holst :b| a life in music /c| edited by Christopher Grogan.;

260 a| Woodbridge :b| Boydell Press,c| 2007.;

300 a| xxii, 492 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Aldeburgh studies in music ;v| v. 7;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Pt I. 1907-31 / Rosamund Strode -- Pt II. 1931-52 / Christopher Grogan and Rosamund Strode -- Pt III. 1952-4 / Christopher Grogan -- Pt IV. 1955-84 / Christopher Grogan -- Pt V. The music of Imogen Holst / Christopher Tinker.;

505 0 a| Foreword / Colin Matthews -- Part I. 1907-31. 'She do favour 'er Pa': Infancy and early schooldays, 1907-1920 -- 'Corn-coloured pigtails and very blue eyes': St Paul's Girls' School, 1921-1926 -- 'To be best when all are good': The Royal College of Music, 1926-1930 -- 'Wandering about Europe', 1930-1931 -- Part II. 1931-52. 'Life is not going to be too easy for you': London and elsewhere, 1931-1939 ; 'A present from the Government': Travelling with CEMA, 1939-1942 -- 'A wonderful opportunity': Dartington, 1942-1950 -- 'She is quite brilliant': India to Aldeburgh, 1950-1952 -- Part III. 1952-4. 'The excitement of working with Ben': an introduction to the Aldeburgh diary -- Aldeburgh diary, September 1952 - March 1954 -- Part IV. 'The thing that one wants to do most in the whole world': 1955-1964' -- 'The joy of learning about Holst via Britten': 1964-1976 -- 'Old age, protest against disintegration, gradual calming down, acceptance': 1977-1984 -- Part V. The music of Imogen Holst. 'A real composer': an introduction to Imogen Holst's musical style -- Catalogue of Imogen Holst's works.;

520 a| Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the only child of Gustav Holst, was a composer and arranger of folksongs, writer on music, conductor, and administrator. She also acted as music assistant to Benjamin Britten, of whom she became a friend and close associate. She subsequently continued as Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival until 1977, when she retired to devote more time to preparing a thematic catalogue of her father's music. This book offers the opportunity for a full assessment of Imogen Holst's life and achievements, both in her own words and through assessments by noted scholars. The backbone of this volume is the journal she kept at the start of her working association with Britten, from 1952 to 1954. Here she provides a unique insight into the professional and domestic life of a major composer, now published in full for the first time. Around these writings is woven a biographical narrative by Christopher Grogan and Rosamund Strode, the latter Holst's successor as Britten's music assistant and one of her closest colleagues and friends. The volume also includes an essay on her musical style and a complete catalogue of works, and an essay on her musical style by Christopher Tinker.;

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Imogen Holst : a life in music / edited by Christopher Grogan.

Other author	Grogan, Christopher.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2007.
Description	xxii, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Holst, Imogen, 1907-1984. Women musicians--Great Britain. --Biography. Musicians--Great Britain. --Biography.

Series	Aldeburgh studies in music ; v. 7 Aldeburgh studies in music ; v. 7. ^A324301
Contents	Pt I. 1907-31 / Rosamund Strode -- Pt II. 1931-52 / Christopher Grogan and Rosamund Strode -- Pt III. 1952-4 / Christopher Grogan -- Pt IV. 1955-84 / Christopher Grogan -- Pt V. The music of Imogen Holst / Christopher Tinker.
Contents	Foreword / Colin Matthews -- Part I. 1907-31. 'She do favour 'er Pa': Infancy and early schooldays, 1907-1920 -- 'Corn-coloured pigtails and very blue eyes': St Paul's Girls' School, 1921-1926 -- 'To be best when all are good': The Royal College of Music, 1926-1930 -- 'Wandering about Europe', 1930-1931 -- Part II. 1931-52. 'Life is not going to be too easy for you': London and elsewhere, 1931-1939 ; 'A present from the Government': Travelling with CEMA, 1939-1942 -- 'A wonderful opportunity': Dartington, 1942-1950 -- 'She is quite brilliant': India to Aldeburgh, 1950-1952 -- Part III. 1952-4. 'The excitement of working with Ben': an introduction to the Aldeburgh diary -- Aldeburgh diary, September 1952 - March 1954 -- Part IV. 'The thing that one wants to do most in the whole world': 1955-1964' -- 'The joy of learning about Holst via Britten': 1964-1976 -- 'Old age, protest against disintegration, gradual calming down, acceptance': 1977-1984 -- Part V. The music of Imogen Holst. 'A real composer': an introduction to Imogen Holst's musical style -- Catalogue of Imogen Holst's works.
Abstract	Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the only child of Gustav Holst, was a composer and arranger of folksongs, writer on music, conductor, and administrator. She also acted as music assistant to Benjamin Britten, of whom she became a friend and close associate. She subsequently continued as Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival until 1977, when she retired to devote more time to preparing a thematic catalogue of her father's music. This book offers the opportunity for a full assessment of Imogen Holst's life and achievements, both in her own words and through assessments by noted scholars. The backbone of this volume is the journal she kept at the start of her working association with Britten, from 1952 to 1954. Here she provides a unique insight into the professional and domestic life of a major composer, now published in full for the first time. Around these writings is woven a biographical narrative by Christopher Grogan and Rosamund Strode, the latter Holst's successor as Britten's music assistant and one of her closest colleagues and friends. The volume also includes an essay on her musical style and a complete catalogue of works, and an essay on her musical style by Christopher Tinker.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9781843832966 (hbk.)
ISBN	1843832968 (hbk.)

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