The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten
eBook - ePub

The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten

About this book

John Bridcut, author of the acclaimed 'Britten's Children', will include significant fresh material which will make the book indispensable for Britten aficionados as well as for those who are discovering the composer's music for the first time. This guide is all about finding a way into Britten's music.

An outline of planned chapters:
- The Top Ten Britten pieces
- Critics' First Impressions
- Britten's Life
- Britten and Pears
- The things they said
- The Music (stage works, choral works, songs, chamber music, orchestral works)
- The Interpreters of Britten's work
- Britten as Performer
- The Impresario (English Opera Group and Aldeburgh Festival)
- Britten's Homes
- Trivial Pursuits

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. PART ONE : The status of Britten
  7. PART TWO : The life of Britten
  8. PART THREE : The artistry of Britten
  9. PART FOUR : The influences on Britten
  10. PART FIVE : The music of Britten
  11. Round Britten Quiz answers
  12. Acknowledgements
  13. General Index
  14. Index of Britten’s Music
  15. About the Author
  16. In the Same Series
  17. Copyright