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Britten's Gods : Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, Mahler / Sterling Lambert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lambert, Sterling.
- Series:
- Clemson University Press: Studies in British Musical Cultures Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--20th century--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976--Criticism and interpretation.
- Britten, Benjamin.
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695--Influence.
- Purcell, Henry.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750--Influence.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian.
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791--Influence.
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
- Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828--Influence.
- Schubert, Franz.
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901--Influence.
- Verdi, Giuseppe.
- Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911--Influence.
- Mahler, Gustav.
- Musical criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
- Other Title:
- Britten's Gods
- Path to Open
- Place of Publication:
- [Liverpool, UK] : Liverpool University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Benjamin Britten showed his admiration for six composers (Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, and Mahler) in the way in which he frequently performed their music and allowed those pieces to influence his own compositions. Each chapter compares a work by Britten with one by each composer, performed by him at approximately the same time"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Chaconies-Purcell
- Tragicomic Pairs-Verdi
- Winter Words, Winter Journey-Schubert
- The Fourth "B"-Bach
- A Little Night Music-Mahler
- "Children, boys, sunshine, the sea, Mozart, you and me"
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from online title page (viewed on June 27, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 1-63804-069-9
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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