Selling Britten
Music and the Market Place
ISBN13: 9780198167150ISBN10: 0198167156
Hardback,
272 pages
Sep 2002,
In Stock
Price:
$150.00 (06)Description
Benjamin Britten's relationships with Boosey & Hawkes, Decca, Covent Garden, the Aldeburgh Festival, the English Opera Group, and the Arts Council, had a huge influence on the music he wrote. This book explores the effect of these commercial and national institutions on the music of one of the foremost British composers of the twentieth century.Features
- This year (2001) marks the 25th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's death. Kildea's book looks at Britten's accomplishments and achievements taking into consideration the surrounding influences of media.
- Anyone interested in social history will be interested in reading this book.
- This book explores the effect of these commercial and national institutions on the music of one of the foremost British composers of the twentieth century.
About the Author(s)
Dr. Kildea was and Undergraduate and Post-graduate student at the University of Melbourne, studying with Max Cooke (piano) and Malcolm Gillies (musicology). He was a recipient of a number of University prizes. Scholarships enabled him to study at Oxford with Cyril Ehrlich. He accepted positions with Opera Australia as its Young Artist Programme as conductor. Made his debut with Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen. He combines his work for the Britten Estate and Aldeburgh Productions with a conducting career. He will conduct La Boheme in Melbourne this year.
