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Elizabeth Sweeting : A Memoir of the Early Aldeburgh Festivals by the First Manager, and Her Correspondence with Benjamin Britten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reed, Philip.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Britten, Benjamin.
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976--Correspondence.
- Pears, Peter, 1910-1986.
- Pears, Peter.
- Sweeting, Elizabeth.
- Sweeting, Elizabeth--Correspondence.
- Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts--History.
- Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge : Bittern Press, 2026.
- Contents:
- Front cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Editorial Method
- Foreword to the Memoir
- Becoming Elizabeth Sweeting: Classroom
- Laboratory
- Practice
- The Best and Happiest Days
- Elizabeth Sweeting
- 1 To Birmingham by way of Beachy Head
- 2 Laying the Foundations: From Group to Festival
- 3 Aldeburgh: Setting the Local Stage
- 4 The Administrative Framework
- 5 1947-48: Setting the Pattern
- 6 Consolidation
- 7 1949: Second Time Around
- 8 The 1950 Festival and Looking Ahead to 1951
- 9 The 1951 Festival and the Festival of Britain
- 10 The 1952 Festival, Including the Danish Connection and Financial Reality
- 11 1953: The Year of the Flood and the Coronation
- 12 The Wind of Change: 1954
- 13 1955: The End of the Beginning
- Aldeburgh and After: The Correspondence
- 'Happy Birthday, Sir Peter Pears!'
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Index of Musical Works
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Reed, Philip Elizabeth Sweeting: the Best and Happiest Days
- ISBN:
- 9781916931633
- 1916931634
- 9781916931640
- 1916931642
- Publisher Number:
- 90104712192
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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