Percy Grainger (Hardcover, New ed)

This acclaimed biography of Percy Grainger gives the first circumstantial account of one of the strangest figures in twentieth-century music. Behind the glittering public image lay a tragic and chaotic personal life -- mother-domination, sexual unorthodoxy, eccentric athleticism, a demonic spiritual drive, and a wildly inconsistent personal philosophy. This book beautifully balances the brilliance with the turbulence. First published in 1976 but long unavailable, this new edition has been very extensively revised, updated, and reset. A list of published compositions, a current discography of performances by Grainger, and a selection of his seminal writings complete what has already proved to be a standard work.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	April 1999
Authors:	John Bird
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	404
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-816652-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Promotions
LSN:	0-19-816652-4
Barcode:	9780198166528

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