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245 00 a| Benjamin Britten, The turn of the screw /c| compiled by Patricia Howard.;

260 a| Cambridge ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 1985.;

300 a| xi, 164 pages :b| illustrations, portraits, music ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Cambridge opera handbooks;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160), discography (page 161), and index.;

520 a| This book is designed to introduce the non-specialist music lover to Britten's opera, The Turn of the Screw. The opening chapters by Vivien Jones and Patricia Howard deal with the literary source of the opera James's novella, the structure of the libretto, and the technique by which a short story was transformed into an opera. The central chapter, on the musical style and structures of the opera, includes an account of the composition process deduced from early sketches of the work by John Evans, an analysis of the unique form of the opera with a more detailed examination of the last scene by Patricia Howard, and an account of the significance and effect of the orchestration by Christopher Palmer. Finally, Patricia Howard traces the stage history of the work, from its initial reception in Venice in 1954, through some seminal reinterpretations in the 1960s to its present established position in the repertoire. The book is generously illustrated and there is also a bibliography and discography.;

600 10 a| Britten, Benjamin,d| 1913-1976.t| Turn of the screw.=| ^A496602;

700 1 a| Howard, Patricia,e| editor.=| ^A16166;

740 0 a| Turn of the screw.;

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Benjamin Britten, The turn of the screw / compiled by Patricia Howard.

Other author	Howard, Patricia, editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985.
Description	xi, 164 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Turn of the screw.

Series	Cambridge opera handbooks Cambridge opera handbooks. ^A127792
Contents	Henry James's The Turn of the Screw / Vivien Jones -- Myfanwy Piper's The Turn of the Screw: libretto and synopsis / Patricia Howard -- Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw: the music. The sketches: chronology and analysis / John Evans ; Structures: an overall view / Patricia Howard ; The climax: Act II scene 8, Miles / Patricia Howard ; The colour of the music / Christopher Palmer -- The Turn of the Screw in the theatre / Patricia Howard. Premiere ; Reception ; Stage history: performances since 1954 ; Production: some options.
Abstract	This book is designed to introduce the non-specialist music lover to Britten's opera, The Turn of the Screw. The opening chapters by Vivien Jones and Patricia Howard deal with the literary source of the opera James's novella, the structure of the libretto, and the technique by which a short story was transformed into an opera. The central chapter, on the musical style and structures of the opera, includes an account of the composition process deduced from early sketches of the work by John Evans, an analysis of the unique form of the opera with a more detailed examination of the last scene by Patricia Howard, and an account of the significance and effect of the orchestration by Christopher Palmer. Finally, Patricia Howard traces the stage history of the work, from its initial reception in Venice in 1954, through some seminal reinterpretations in the 1960s to its present established position in the repertoire. The book is generously illustrated and there is also a bibliography and discography.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160), discography (page 161), and index.
Other title	Turn of the screw.
LCCN	84023292
ISBN	0521239273
ISBN	0521283566 (pbk.)

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