Bringing together established authorities and new voices, this book takes off the 'protective arm...

Rethinking Britten offers a fresh portrait of one of the most widely performed composers of the 2...

Blending insights from linguistic and social theories of speech, ritual and narrative with music-...

British Musical Modernism explores the works of eleven key composers to reveal the rapid shifts o...

British Musical Modernism explores the works of eleven key composers to reveal the rapid shifts o...

Britten is the most literary British composer of the twentieth century. His relationship to the m...

Bringing together well-known writers with composers and performers, this volume gives a complete ...

Examines Britten's fusion of verbal and musical sound in opera and song.

The first in-depth historical analysis of British art music post-1945, providing a group-portrait...

The first in-depth historical analysis of British art music post-1945, providing a group-portrait...

This book offers a new account of the composer's enduring popularity. 12 essays by a group of lea...