Benjamin Britten
Subtitle: a life in the twentieth century
By: Paul Kildea
Publisher: Allen Lane; Penguin Global
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 665
ISBN-13: 9781846142321
Subjects: Composers; Biography
Description: In the eyes of many, Benjamin Britten was our finest composer since Purcell (a figure who often inspired him) three hundred years earlier. He broke decisively with the romantic, nationalist school of figures such as Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams and recreated English music in a fresh, modern, European form.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue. The art of dissent; title: Boyhood : Suffolk, 1913-1930; title: Apprenticeship : London, Suffolk, 1930-1939; title: Exile : America, England, 1939-1945; title: Rehabilitation : England, 1945-1951; title: Establishment : England, 1952-1955; title: Prosperity : The Far East, England, 1955-1963; title: Retreat : Aldeburgh, 1963-1970; title: Der Abschied : Aldeburgh, Horham, 1971-1976.