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Making of "Peter Grimes" by Paul Banks & Marion Thorpe & Jenny Doctor
Essays
Contains historic accounts and material that illuminate the creation, early history and artistic intentions of Britten's first opera.The premiere of Peter Grimes on 7 June 1945 announced the emergence of the first great composer of opera in English since "Purcell". Surviving documents offer evidence of the complex interaction of differing ideas about the possible shape and content of the new work, most notably the composition draft, which these essays are particularly concerned to illuminate. They juxtapose historic material with fresh studies: three items written by members of the team involved in the 1945 production are set alongside specially-commissioned articles, with the three-fold intention of presenting the views of some of the creators of the opera, outlining the work's early history, and offering contemporary perspectives on its historical context and its message. Professor Paul Banks is Research Development Fellow at the Royal College of Music. Contributors are: Paul Banks, Philip Brett, Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier, Donald Mitchell, Peter Pears, Philip Reed, and, Rosamund Strode. "Packed away in its pages is a very large amount of new information" - "Times Literary Supplement". "A fitting tribute to the opera's enduring international stature, and undoubtedly a significant achievement in Britten studies" - "Music And Letters". |
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| Author(s) : Paul Banks | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0851157912 | ISBN-13 : 9780851157917 |
| RRP : £20.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Aldeburgh Studies in Music
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 01/01/1997
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page Length : 270mm
Page Size : 297mm