The Music of Britten and Tippett
Studies in Themes and Techniques
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:31st Aug '90
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In this classic study of Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett, Arnold Whittall builds up a unique double portrait of the two leading composers of their generation. For this second, revised edition Whittall includes a new chapter on Tippett's major works of the 1980s: the Piano Sonata No. 4, the large-scale choral composition The Mask of Time and the most recent opera, New Year. In addition, new information on the Britten repertoire and an updated bibliography are also presented.
'Arnold Whittall's brilliant technical book on the music of Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett is really two books for the price on one.' Opera Quarterly
'This is an important book, enriching with far more exact substance than had so far been essayed the common view of these two composers as talents in many ways complementary.' Music and Letters
'[Whittall's] book contains the most substantial writing on Tippett so far, while on Britten he provides an essential complement to Peter Evans's major study.' The Times Literary Supplement
ISBN: 9780521385015
Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 26mm
Weight: 550g
332 pages