Benjamin Britten studies : essays on an inexplicit art / edited by Vicki P. Stroeher and Justin Vickers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stroeher, Vicki P., editor.

Vickers, Justin, editor.

Series:

Aldeburgh studies in music ; 12.

Aldeburgh studies in music ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976--Criticism and interpretation.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 526 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2017.

Summary:

Benjamin Britten Studies brings together established authorities and new voices to offer a fresh perspective on previous scholarship models and a re-contextualization of previously held beliefs about Britten. Using the most recent and innovative historical, musicological, sociological, psychological, and theoretical methodologies, the authors take off the "protective arm" around Britten and disclose an unprecedented amount of previously unpublished and disregarded primary source materials. The collection considers difficult questions of identity such as Britten's retreat to America; addresses sensitive issues of intimacy and Britten's relationships; and combines closer analysis of Britten's music and compositional practices with a description of the more overtly political context within which he found himself. Benjamin Britten Studies ends by asking what we can actually know about the composer in a reconsideration of the materials he left behind.

Contents:

Part I Identity: Exile and Return

1 The Shock of Exile: Britten and the American Years / Paul Kildea Kildea, Paul 18

2 Britten, Paul Bunyan, and "American-ness" / Vicki P. Stroeher Stroeher, Vicki P. 33

3 Collaborating with Corwin, CBS, and the BBC: Britten's Re-entry into British Radio in 1942 / Jenny Doctor Doctor, Jenny 59

4 An Empire Built on Shingle: Britten, the English Opera Group, and the Aldeburgh Festival / Justin Vickers Vickers, Justin 89

Part II Britten and Intimacy

5 "Save Me From Those Suffering Boys": Britten, John Ireland, and the Venerable Tradition of Uranian Boy-worship in England / Byron Adams Adams, Byron 178

6 Britten's (and Pears's) "Beloved": Sacred Parlor Song, Passion, and Control in Canticle I / Louis Niebur Niebur, Louis 192

7 Notes of Unbelonging / Lloyd Whitesell Whitesell, Lloyd 214

Part III Britten and His Craft

8 "Take These Tokens That You May Feel Us Near": Remembrance and Renewed Citizenship in Britten's Gloriana / Colleen Renihan Renihan, Colleen 236

9 Traces of No: Modularity and Saturation in The Burning Fiery Furnace and The Prodigal Son / Kevin Salfen Salfen, Kevin 259

10 Britten and the Augmented Sixth / Christopher Mark Mark, Christopher 292

11 Quickenings of the Heart: Notes on Rhythm and Tempo in Britten / Philip Rupprecht Rupprecht, Philip 319

Part IV Britten and Matters of Practicality

12 Reviving Paul Bunyan / Danielle Ward-Griffin Ward-Griffin, Danielle 350

13 Striking a Compromise: Britten, British Publishers, Soviet Theaters, and the Premieres of Peter Grimes and The Prince of the Pagodas / Thornton Miller Miller, Thornton 377

14 From Boosey & Hawkes to Faber Music: Britten Seeks a "Composers Place" / Nicholas Clark Clark, Nicholas 405

Conclusion and Epilogue

15 The Man Himself / Lucy Walker Walker, Lucy 430

16 Epilogue: Liminalities and Britten / Vicki P. Stroeher Stroeher, Vicki P., Justin Vickers Vickers, Justin 459.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-488) and index.

ISBN:

1783271957

9781783271955

OCLC:

957533597