Benjamin Britten in context

• Titel: Benjamin Britten in context
• Mitwirkende: Stroeher, Vicki P. [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Vickers, Justin [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Vicki P. Stroeher (Marshall University), Justin Vickers (Illinois State University)
• Verlagsort: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA ; Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; New Delhi, India ; Singapore
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Jahr: 2022
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 400 Seiten)
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Composers in context
• ISBN: 978-1-108-63487-8
• DOI: doi:10.1017/9781108634878
• Schlagwörter: (p)Britten, Benjamin
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Benjamin Britten in context. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022. - xxv, 400 Seiten
• RVK-Notation: LP 91526
• K10plus-PPN: 1800108966
• K10plus-PPN:
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• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

Benjamin Britten, pianist, conductor, educator, composer of a wide range of music from large-scale operas and choral works to string quartets and songs, is acknowledged as a pivotal figure in mid-twentieth-century Britain. This volume explores the contexts for his multi-faceted career and his engagement with his contemporaries in music, art, literature, and film, British musical institutions, royal and governmental entities, and the church, as well as his ground-breaking projects, philosophical and ideological tenets. The book is thematically structured in five parts: Britten's relationships with Peter Pears, his close friends, mentors, and colleagues; musical life in Britain; his interactions with previous and contemporary generations of composers; his professional work with choreographers, librettists, stage designers, and directors; and his socio-cultural, religious, and political environment. The chapters shed light on the many opportunities and challenges of post-war British musical life that shaped Britten's creative output.