Selling Britten

Selling Britten
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Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0198167156
ISBN-13 : 9780198167150
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Book Synopsis Selling Britten by : Paul Francis Kildea

Download or read book Selling Britten written by Paul Francis Kildea and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '... frequently fascinating book.' -Times Higher Education SupplementThis book explores the effect of commercial and national institutions on the music of one of the foremost British composers of the twentieth century, Benjamin Britten. Radio, the recording industry, government subsidies for the arts, Covent Garden, the post-war establishment of music festivals, were all agents for dramatic changes in the art-music culture which Britten skilfully used to his advantage.


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