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Music since 1900

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Music since 1900

By David Beard

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About the book

David Beard presents the first definitive survey of Harrison Birtwistle's music for the opera house and theatre, from his smaller-scale works, such as Down by the Greenwood Side and Bow Down, to the full-length operas, such as Punch and Judy, The Mask of Orpheus and Gawain. Blending source study with both music analysis and cultural criticism, the book focuses on the sometimes tense but always revealing relationship between abstract musical processes and the practical demands of narrative drama,...Show more

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9781316641989

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Cambridge University Press

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2017

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1

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Music since 1900

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Paperback

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