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Selection from the musical writing of Bayan Northcott, one of the
foremost musical critics of our time. Published in association with
the Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust. Over the last forty years
Bayan Northcott has established himself as one of London's leading
music critics, a figure much admired by Hans Keller [1919-85] whose
ideas he frequently invokes. Moving easily between the classics and
the moderns, and writing with exceptional acuity, he brings a vast
knowledge to bear on every issue great or small. In these years,
though, he has alsodeveloped as a composer; and it is the meeting
point of critic and artist that this, his first selection of
essays, celebrates. The first part deals mainly with musical
questions, the second with music for words, the third with agallery
of composers, and the fourth with the various states of music. It
is a book that will appeal to ordinary music lovers and
connoisseurs alike.
A selection of the writings of Hugh Wood - composer, teacher and
writer - with eight illustrations by William Scott. Ever since his
early days, Hugh Wood has pursued a triple career as composer,
teacher and writer: he has added to the repertory of orchestral,
chamber and vocal music, he has lectured at the Universities of
Glasgow, Liverpool andCambridge, and he has been involved in an
endless round of articles, reviews and broadcasts. What these
activities have in common is a keen interest in the highways and
byways of European culture, a fastidious style, and a determination
to scotch pretence wherever it appears. But behind all this lies
another concern, an insatiable quest for knowledge of the territory
composers stake out for themselves. This selection of writings is
in three parts andshows three aspects to the quest. The first
addresses his own experience; the second maps out the historical
and cultural context for a number of orchestral and chamber works
in a set of concert essays; and the third draws together several
composer-vignettes from his recent reviews for the Times Literary
Supplement. The book marks his seventy-fifth birthday and includes
eight works by the British artist, William Scott.
A selection of the writings of Hugh Wood - composer, teacher and
writer - with eight illustrations by William Scott. Ever since his
early days, Hugh Wood has pursued a triple career as composer,
teacher and writer: he has added to the repertory of orchestral,
chamber and vocal music, he has lectured at the Universities of
Glasgow, Liverpool andCambridge, and he has been involved in an
endless round of articles, reviews and broadcasts. What these
activities have in common is a keen interest in the highways and
byways of European culture, a fastidious style, and a determination
to scotch pretence wherever it appears. But behind all this lies
another concern, an insatiable quest for knowledge of the territory
composers stake out for themselves. This selection of writings is
in three parts andshows three aspects to the quest. The first
addresses his own experience; the second maps out the historical
and cultural context for a number of orchestral and chamber works
in a set of concert essays; and the third draws together several
composer-vignettes from his recent reviews for the Times Literary
Supplement. The book marks his seventy-fifth birthday and includes
eight works by the British artist, William Scott.
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