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The life and work of Percy Aldridge Grainger : till life become fire / Teresa R. Balough.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Balough, Teresa R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musicians--Biography.
- Musicians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (675 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]
- Summary:
- What goes into the making of a creative genius and how can their gifts be used to help uplift humankind? These were questions that led the Australian/American pianist, composer, and music educator Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) to exhaustively document his life, his thoughts, and his associations and establish in the country of his birth a museum dedicated to helping answer those questions. Grainger was a creative genius who thought more in terms of the future than of the present and was an advocate for the role that music can play in creating a more harmonious and loving future for humankind. This book is the first attempt to bring together in one volume the details of Grainger's life as they relate to his music using his own words and those of the people who knew him. It makes use of many heretofore unpublished documents and musical examples and is written in such a way as to be accessible to all while also offering a detailed study of his musical works.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Dedication
- Contents
- Musical Examples
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A note on the language of this text
- Pegasus in Pound
- Percy Grainger's Life In Music
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5
- Part 6
- Part 7
- Part 8
- Part 9
- Part 10
- Part 11
- Part 12
- Part 13
- Part 14
- Part 15
- Part 16
- Part 17
- Part 18
- Part 19
- Part 20
- Part 21
- Percy Grainger's Work
- Part 22
- Part 23
- Part 24
- Part 25
- Part 26
- Part 27
- Part 28
- Part 29
- Part 30
- Percy Grainger Chronology
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Balough, Teresa R. The Life and Work of Percy Aldridge Grainger
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-0518-9
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