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Nicholas Maw: Odyssey

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Nicholas Maw: Odyssey

By Kenneth Gloag

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About the book

This book was originally published in 2008. Nicholas Maw's Odyssey is a landmark in contemporary music; at approximately 90 minutes it is one of the longest continuous examples of music written for full-orchestra and received a first, truncated, performance at the 1987 BBC Proms. It took Maw many years to complete and was later recorded to great acclaim by Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In his examination of Odyssey, Kenneth Gloag provides a detailed discussion o...Show more

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ISBN

9780367147341

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2019

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Edition

1

Original title

Nicholas Maw: Odyssey

Format

Hardcover

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