Britten, War requiem
By: Mervyn Cooke.
Series: Cambridge music handbooks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996-01-01
Place of publication: Cambridge ; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Britten, Benjamin, -- 1913-1976
Description: Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the 20th century, Britten's War Requiem provocatively juxtaposes the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass. This book examines the work, its development, and its reception.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-110) and index.

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