Hindemith, Hartmann and Henze / by Guy Rickards.

Author/creator Rickards, Guy
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Phaidon, 1995.
Description239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Series20th-century composers
20th-century composers. ^A683695
Contents The German question -- Prelude, 1895-1914 -- War and Revolution, 1914-20 -- Dancing on a volcano, 1920-33 -- The wellspring of artistic intuition, 1933-9 -- A trail of unending misery, 1939-45 -- Ruin and resurgence, 1945-53 -- New perspectives, 1953-63 -- The politics of commitment, 1963.
Abstract The biographies of three composers who, in this century, have dominated the mainstream development of German music are contained in this book: Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-63) and Hans Werner Henze (b. 1926).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-224), discography (pages 225-231) and index.
ISBN0714831743

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML390 .R53 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold