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Playing by Ear

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Playing by Ear

By Peter Brook

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About the book

In this collection of new essays, the world-renowned director Peter Brook offers unique and personal insights into sound and music - from the surprising impact of Broadway musicals on his famous Midsummer Night's Dream, to the allure of applause, and on to the ultimate empty space: silence.

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ISBN

9781848428317

Publisher

Nick Hern Books

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Playing by Ear

Format

Paperback

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