Benjamin Britten
Subtitle: a life for music
By: Neil Powell
Edition: First US edition.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780805097740
Subjects: Composers; Biography
Description: This centenary biography looks at the music, the life, and the legacy of the greatest British composer of the twentieth century, and his life partner, tenor Peter Pears.
Notes: "Published in the U.K. in 2013 by Hutchison"--Title page verso.

"A John Macrae book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-472) and index.
Table of contents: title: Britten minor : 1913-30; title: Some college : 1930-34; title: Most surprising days : 1935-39; title: American overtures : 1939-42; title: Where I belong : 1942-47; title: A modest festival : 1947-55; title: The poetry in the pity : 1955-64; title: The building of the house : 1965-71; title: As it is, plenty : 1971-76.