Author: Lennox Berkeley
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843837854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"A substantial introduction from Dickinson, who first met Berkeley in 1956, is followed by Berkeley's reports on musical life in Paris (1929-34) and a selection of his letters to his celebrated teacher Nadia Boulsnger (in translation). Almost all of Berkely's later writings follow, and then there are four interviews he gave in the 1970s. After Berkeley's death, Dickinson interviewed performers, composers, family and friends for a BBC Radio 3 documentary, and the complete recorded discussions are transcribed"--Publisher's description.
Lennox Berkeley and Friends
Author: Lennox Berkeley
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843837854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"A substantial introduction from Dickinson, who first met Berkeley in 1956, is followed by Berkeley's reports on musical life in Paris (1929-34) and a selection of his letters to his celebrated teacher Nadia Boulsnger (in translation). Almost all of Berkely's later writings follow, and then there are four interviews he gave in the 1970s. After Berkeley's death, Dickinson interviewed performers, composers, family and friends for a BBC Radio 3 documentary, and the complete recorded discussions are transcribed"--Publisher's description.
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843837854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"A substantial introduction from Dickinson, who first met Berkeley in 1956, is followed by Berkeley's reports on musical life in Paris (1929-34) and a selection of his letters to his celebrated teacher Nadia Boulsnger (in translation). Almost all of Berkely's later writings follow, and then there are four interviews he gave in the 1970s. After Berkeley's death, Dickinson interviewed performers, composers, family and friends for a BBC Radio 3 documentary, and the complete recorded discussions are transcribed"--Publisher's description.
The Music of Lennox Berkeley
Author: Peter Dickinson
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9780851159362
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Fully revised edition of Peter Dickinson's acclaimed study of one of the great British composers of the twentieth century. Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) was one of the leading British composers of the mid-twentieth century and his music has unique qualities which will ensure its survival far beyond transient fashions. Peter Dickinson knew Berkeley for more than thirty years and this much enlarged book places the composer in the context of his extended study with Nadia Boulanger, his friendship with Britten, and the achievement of an independent voice of remarkable distinction. The new book now benefits from interviews with Lady Berkeley, Michael Berkeley, Julian Bream, Colin Horsley, Sir John Manduell, Nicholas Maw, Malcolm Williamson and the late Basil Douglas, Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Norman del Mar. There are photographs, a full list of works, bibliographies and over a hundred musical examples. PETER DICKINSON is Head of Music at the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London and an Emeritus Professor of the Universities of Keele and London.
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9780851159362
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Fully revised edition of Peter Dickinson's acclaimed study of one of the great British composers of the twentieth century. Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) was one of the leading British composers of the mid-twentieth century and his music has unique qualities which will ensure its survival far beyond transient fashions. Peter Dickinson knew Berkeley for more than thirty years and this much enlarged book places the composer in the context of his extended study with Nadia Boulanger, his friendship with Britten, and the achievement of an independent voice of remarkable distinction. The new book now benefits from interviews with Lady Berkeley, Michael Berkeley, Julian Bream, Colin Horsley, Sir John Manduell, Nicholas Maw, Malcolm Williamson and the late Basil Douglas, Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Norman del Mar. There are photographs, a full list of works, bibliographies and over a hundred musical examples. PETER DICKINSON is Head of Music at the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London and an Emeritus Professor of the Universities of Keele and London.
Lennox & Freda
Author: Tony Scotland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780859553193
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
Once in a relationship with Benjamin Britten, Lennox Berkeley surprised his friends when he married Freda Bernstein in the winter of 1946. In 'Lennox and Freda', Tony Scotland paints a portrait of their unconventional marriage, as well as remembering a way of life which is now long gone.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780859553193
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
Once in a relationship with Benjamin Britten, Lennox Berkeley surprised his friends when he married Freda Bernstein in the winter of 1946. In 'Lennox and Freda', Tony Scotland paints a portrait of their unconventional marriage, as well as remembering a way of life which is now long gone.
Samuel Barber Remembered
Author: Peter Dickinson
Publisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 1580463509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Compulsively readable interviews with the great American composer and his friends and colleagues, including Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Leontyne Price.
Publisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 1580463509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Compulsively readable interviews with the great American composer and his friends and colleagues, including Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Leontyne Price.
Flèche
Author: Tony Scotland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995550322
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995550322
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Roger Quilter
Author: Valerie Langfield
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 0851158714
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
In the remainder of the book, Valerie Langfield discusses and contextualises all his music: songs, chamber, orchestral and theatre music, and his light opera, Julia, performed at Covent Garden in 1936."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 0851158714
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
In the remainder of the book, Valerie Langfield discusses and contextualises all his music: songs, chamber, orchestral and theatre music, and his light opera, Julia, performed at Covent Garden in 1936."--BOOK JACKET.
Francis Poulenc, the Man and His Songs
Author: Pierre Bernac
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393021967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
As the first duo of singer and pianist to be perceived as equals in the music world, French baritone Pierre Bernac and pianist composer Francis Poulenc became a legend, working together for more than 25 years. The majority of Poulenc's pieces were created specifically for Bernac to sing. Within this context, Bernac pays tribute to his friend by providing a detailed discussion of all the songs he composed specifically for piano accompaniment. Each song, its description, and the corresponding biographical note on the poet have been translated into English.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393021967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
As the first duo of singer and pianist to be perceived as equals in the music world, French baritone Pierre Bernac and pianist composer Francis Poulenc became a legend, working together for more than 25 years. The majority of Poulenc's pieces were created specifically for Bernac to sing. Within this context, Bernac pays tribute to his friend by providing a detailed discussion of all the songs he composed specifically for piano accompaniment. Each song, its description, and the corresponding biographical note on the poet have been translated into English.
The Musical Work of Nadia Boulanger
Author: Jeanice Brooks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107009146
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
A fresh look at the career of Nadia Boulanger, among the most influential musical figures of the entire twentieth century.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107009146
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
A fresh look at the career of Nadia Boulanger, among the most influential musical figures of the entire twentieth century.
The Library of Modern Piano Music
Author: Amsco Publications
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 178323055X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Library Of Modern Piano Music strives to illustrate the vigour and variety of modern piano music. These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from talents as diverse as Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Lennox Berkeley, Witold Lutosławski , Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip Glass and Ludovico Einaudi. As well as these concert pieces, a number of works have been written specially for screen. From Michael Nyman’s celebrated music for ‘The Piano’ to Richard Rodney Bennett’s score for the now rarely seen but superb 1980s miniseries of ‘Tender Is The Night’, there is ample proof of the richness added to international screen dramas by first-rate composers. These and over 100 more piano pieces make The Library Of Modern Piano Music a true classic.
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 178323055X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Library Of Modern Piano Music strives to illustrate the vigour and variety of modern piano music. These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from talents as diverse as Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Lennox Berkeley, Witold Lutosławski , Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip Glass and Ludovico Einaudi. As well as these concert pieces, a number of works have been written specially for screen. From Michael Nyman’s celebrated music for ‘The Piano’ to Richard Rodney Bennett’s score for the now rarely seen but superb 1980s miniseries of ‘Tender Is The Night’, there is ample proof of the richness added to international screen dramas by first-rate composers. These and over 100 more piano pieces make The Library Of Modern Piano Music a true classic.
Ravel
Author: Roger Nichols
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300108826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
This new biography of Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer’s friends and associates. As well as describing the circumstances in which Ravel composed, the book explores new evidence to present radical views of the composer’s background and upbringing, his notorious failure in the Prix de Rome, his incisive and often combative character, his sexual preferences, and his long final illness. It also contains the most detailed account so far published of his hugely successful American tour of 1928. The world of Maurice Ravel—including friendships (and some fallings-out) with Debussy, Faur�, Diaghilev, Gershwin, and Toscanini—is deftly uncovered in this sensitive portrait.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300108826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
This new biography of Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer’s friends and associates. As well as describing the circumstances in which Ravel composed, the book explores new evidence to present radical views of the composer’s background and upbringing, his notorious failure in the Prix de Rome, his incisive and often combative character, his sexual preferences, and his long final illness. It also contains the most detailed account so far published of his hugely successful American tour of 1928. The world of Maurice Ravel—including friendships (and some fallings-out) with Debussy, Faur�, Diaghilev, Gershwin, and Toscanini—is deftly uncovered in this sensitive portrait.