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Britten in Pictures NEW
Edited by Lucy Walker
A photographic journey using a selection of previously unpublished images that reveal the man 'behind the scenes' at work and play. A new and often surprising portrait of this major musical genius.
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A Musical Eye NEW
The Visual World of Britten and Pears
Edited by Judith LeGrove
This heavily illustrated publication considers the importance of art and design in the lives of composer Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears.
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Making Musicians NEW
A Personal History of the Britten-Pears School
Moira Bennett
An insider's perspective on forty years of the Britten-Pears School, generously illustrated and with quotations from the eminent staff and their students - many of whom are now internationally famous. |
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Britten: Essays, Letters and Opera Guides NEW
Hans Keller, Edited by Christopher Wintle
A selection of Hans Keller's writings on Benjamin Britten including previously unseen correspondence and reprints of long unavailable writings.
Also available in paperback
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New Aldeburgh Anthology
Compiled by Ariane Bankes & Johnathan Reekie
A book for those drawn back to Aldeburgh year after year for the music, writing and arts - and to all who care for the landscape, the sea and the ongoing life of the Suffolk Coast.
Also available in hardback
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Imogen Holst: A Life in Music
Revised Edition
Edited by Christopher Grogan
This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. |
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Lennox Berkeley and Friends NEW
Writings, Letters and Interviews
Edited by Peter Dickinson
This book is a major source of information about one of the most influential British composers of the mid-twentieth century and the musicians he knew.
Of related interest: The Music of Lennox Berkeley
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Britten's Gloriana Essays and Sources
Edited by Paul Banks
NEW IN PAPERBACK
A collectiion of essays which explore the cultural background and creative evolution of this once-overlooked work.
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Britten and the Far East
Asian Influences in the Music of Benjamin Britten
Mervyn Cooke
Investigation into the influence of Eastern music on Britten's composition. |
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Britten and Auden in the Thirties: The Year 1936
Donald Mitchell, Alan Hollinghurt [Foreward by]
A crucial year in the Britten/Auden relationship, which reshaped and redefined artistic direction in the immediate pre-war period.
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On Mahler and Britten
Essays in Honour of Donald Mitchell on his Seventieth Birthday
Edited by Philip Reed
Critical essays and studies reflecting the latest thinking on two major figures in 20c music.
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The Travel Diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978
Peter Pears, Edited by Philip Reed
Travel diaries reveal musical inspiration, personal encounters, notes on performances. |
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Benjamin Britten
New Perspectives on His Life and Work
Edited by Lucy Walker
An essay collection which examines Britten's juvenilia, influences such as Shostakovich and Verdi, his opera Owen Wingrave and a libretto written by Australian novelist Patrick White with the hope of a future collaboration. |
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All the Gods
Benjamin Britten's Night-piece in Context
Christopher Wintle
NEW IN PAPERBACK
Christopher Wintle's in-depth examination of Britten's Notturno includes a full set of sketches, the printed score, an introductory essay and two appendices, providing a new model for the study of Britten's work in general.
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The Operas of Benjamin Britten
Expression and Evasion
Claire Seymour
This controversial analysis of Britten's operatic works demonstrates how he used music to explore his most private concerns. |
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The Making of Peter Grimes: Essays
Edited by Paul Banks
Historic accounts and new material illuminate the creation, early history and artistic intentions of Britten's first opera. |
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The Making of Peter Grimes [2 Volume Set]
The Facsimile of Britten's Composition Draft [set]
Edited by Paul Banks
Facsimile of the composition draft of Peter Grimes, showing Britten's compositional method; companion volume containing essays on its history and significance.
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The Turn of the Screw
Visual Responses to Britten's Opera
Introduction by Jane Mackay, Compiled by Andrew Plant and James Bowman
These 33 paintings by acclaimed artist Jane Mackay are a visual reaction to Britten's opera, accompanied by an introduction and commentary by musicologist Andrew Plant.
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