The Making of Peter Grimes: Essays (Paperback, New edition)

Historic accounts and new material 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 theteam 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 offeringcontemporary perspectives on its historical context and its message.Professor PAUL BANKS is Research Development Fellow at the Royal College of Music.Contributors: PAUL BANKS, PHILIP BRETT, BENJAMIN BRITTEN, ERIC CROZIER, DONALDMITCHELL, PETER PEARS, PHILIP REED, 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

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Aldeburgh Studies in Music
Release date:	1997
First published:	1997
Editors:	Paul Banks
Contributors:	Eric Crozier • Paul Banks
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	318
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-85115-791-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical scores, lyrics & libretti Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Books > Music > Musical scores, lyrics & libretti Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music
LSN:	0-85115-791-2
Barcode:	9780851157917

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