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245 14 a| The tenderness of silent minds :b| Benjamin Britten and his War requiem /c| Martha C. Nussbaum.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| This book presents Benjamin Britten's musical representations of the body amidst the brutality of war and their ability to transform consciousness by evoking potent, non-personal emotions. It also highlights Britten's notions about the value and beauty of the body in correlation with his partnership with singer Peter Pears, his lover. Technical musicological analysis within philosophical accounts of the aesthetics of the musical portrayal of war and the ethics of pacifism allowed a compelling framework for critically assessing Britten's oeuvre. Moreover, the perspectives from Britten's letters help highlight the social and political backdrop of fear and homophobic disgust in mid-twentieth century Britain. The book also focuses on how War Requiem confronted listeners with the reality of bodily experience in war, eliciting compassion through its depiction of beauty, vulnerability, and eroticism.;

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The tenderness of silent minds : Benjamin Britten and his War requiem / Martha C. Nussbaum.

Author/creator	Nussbaum, Martha C., 1947- author.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Description	x, 285 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Philosophy
Subjects	Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. War requiem. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976--Criticism and interpretation. Pears, Peter, 1910-1986. Coventry Cathedral. Music--20th century. --History and criticism. Music and war--History. --20th century. Pacifism.

Contents	Part I. Music, bodies, vulnerability, war. Introduction: Britten and Coventry ; Music as representation of bodily striving and failure Britten, Auden, and the spirit of war: persecuting bodies ; Britten and Pears: the beauty and nobility of human love ; Pacifisms and the music of peace ; Reconciliation: Aldeburgh, Wolfenden, Coventry -- Part II. War Requiem. Conclusion: the way forward.
Abstract	This book presents Benjamin Britten's musical representations of the body amidst the brutality of war and their ability to transform consciousness by evoking potent, non-personal emotions. It also highlights Britten's notions about the value and beauty of the body in correlation with his partnership with singer Peter Pears, his lover. Technical musicological analysis within philosophical accounts of the aesthetics of the musical portrayal of war and the ethics of pacifism allowed a compelling framework for critically assessing Britten's oeuvre. Moreover, the perspectives from Britten's letters help highlight the social and political backdrop of fear and homophobic disgust in mid-twentieth century Britain. The book also focuses on how War Requiem confronted listeners with the reality of bodily experience in war, eliciting compassion through its depiction of beauty, vulnerability, and eroticism.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2024021400
ISBN	9780197568538 hardcover
ISBN	019756853X hardcover
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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