The Cambridge Companion to Vaughan Williams Paperback / softback
Edited by Alain (University of Connecticut) Frogley, Aidan J. (Queen's University Belfast) Thomson
Part of the Cambridge Companions to Music series
Paperback / softback
Description
An icon of British national identity and one of the most widely performed twentieth-century composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams has been as much misunderstood as revered; his international impact and enduring influence on areas as diverse as church music, film scores and popular music has been insufficiently appreciated.
This volume brings together a team of leading scholars, examining all areas of the composer's output from new perspectives, and re-evaluating the cultural politics of his lifelong advocacy for the music-making of ordinary people.
Surveys of major genres are complemented by chapters exploring such topics as the composer's relationship with the BBC and his studies with Ravel; uniquely, the book also includes specially commissioned interviews with major living composers Peter Maxwell Davies, Piers Hellawell, Nicola Lefanu and Anthony Payne.
The Companion is a vital resource for all those interested in this pivotal figure of modern music.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:358 pages, 47 Printed music items
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/11/2013
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- ISBN:9780521162906
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:358 pages, 47 Printed music items
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/11/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521162906
