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Peter Grimes/Gloriana by Benjamin. Britten (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAlma Classics
ISBN-100714544256
ISBN-139780714544250
eBay Product ID (ePID)111806349
Product Key Features
Original LanguageEnglish
Book TitlePeter Grimes/Gloriana
Number of Pages132 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicPrinted Music / Opera & Classical Scores, Genres & Styles / Opera
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic
AuthorBenjamin. Britten
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6.8 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal782.10268
SynopsisThis is a double volume dedicated to two masterpieces by Benjamin Britten. While Peter Grimes established Britten as a composer of international standing, Gloriana, composed for the coronation of Elizabeth II, has never enjoyed a comparable fame. The variety of mood, characterization and pace, in each, illustrates Britten's exceptional gift for theatre. Commentaries on the scores reveal, for instance, how much the popular concert extracts gain from their context in the dramas. The essay by E.M. Forster - the inspiration for Peter Grimes - is reprinted here, and Michael Holroyd discusses Lytton Strachey's controversial Elizabeth and Essex - the source for Gloriana. Contents: Benjamin Britten's Librettos, Peter Porter; George Crabbe: The Poet and the Man, E.M. Forster; 'Peter Grimes': A Musical Commentary, Stephen Walsh; Peter Grimes: Libretto by Montagu Slater; 'Peter Grimes' and 'Gloriana', Joan Cross, Peter Pears and John Evans; Some Reflections on the Operas of Benjamin Britten, Buxton Orr; 'A daring experiment', Michael Holroyd; The Librettist of 'Gloriana', Rupert Hart-Davis; The Music of 'Gloriana', Christopher Palmer; Notes on the Libretto of 'Gloriana', William Plomer; Gloriana: Libretto by William Plomer, English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the libretto and illustrations. This is a double volume dedicated to two masterpieces by Benjamin Britten. While "Peter Grimes" established Britten as a composer of international standing, "Gloriana," composed for the coronation of Elizabeth II, has never enjoyed a comparable fame. The variety of mood, characterization, and pace in each illustrates Britten s exceptional gift for theater. Commentaries on the scores reveal, for instance, how much the popular concert extracts gain from their context in the dramas. The essay by E.M. Forster the inspiration for "Peter Grimes" is reprinted here, and Michael Holroyd discusses Lytton Strachey s controversial Elizabeth and Essex the source for "Gloriana.""
LC Classification NumberML
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