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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
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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