The music of Harrison Birtwistle / Robert Adlington.

Author/creator Adlington, Robert
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Descriptionxiv, 242 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMusic in the twentieth century
Music in the twentieth century. ^A275257
Contents Theatres. Violence ; Myth ; Music and drama ; Narratives and rituals -- Roles. Dramatic protagonists ; Ceremonial actors ; Negotiated identities ; Soloists -- Texts. Narration ; Fragment ; Phone ; Expression -- Times. Time ; Pulse ; Journeys -- Sections. Verse ; Fragment ; Context -- Layers. Melody ; Polyphony ; Strata -- Audiences.
Abstract Harrison Birtwistle has become the most eminent and acclaimed of contemporary British composers. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive view of his large and varied output. It contains descriptions of every published work, and also of a number of withdrawn and unpublished pieces. Revealing light is often cast on the more familiar pieces by considering these lesser-known areas of Birtwistle's oeuvre.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and indexes.
LCCN 99022678 00022678
ISBN0521630827 (hb)

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML410.B605 A35 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold