Britten's Musical Language
Author | : Philip Rupprecht |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2006-11-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781139441285 |
ISBN-13 | : 1139441280 |
Rating | : 4/5 (280 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Britten's Musical Language by : Philip Rupprecht
Download or read book Britten's Musical Language written by Philip Rupprecht and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-23 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending insights from linguistic and social theories of speech, ritual and narrative with music-analytic and historical criticism, Britten's Musical Language offers interesting perspectives on the composer's fusion of verbal and musical utterance in opera and song and provides close interpretative studies of the major scores.