{"product_id":"benjamin-britten-death-in-venice-paperback-9780521319430","title":"Benjamin Britten: Death in Venice (Paperback) 9780521319430","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBenjamin Britten: Death in Venice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a source of first-hand information on Britten's final operatic achievement.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald Mitchell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521319430, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 June 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is exceptional amongst those that have appeared so far in this well-established series, in that it is largely written by those who worked with the composer and assisted him during the period in which the opera was composed and first put on the stage. It will thus remain a source of first-hand information on Britten's final operatic achievement. Donald Mitchell was Britten's publisher at the time of Death in Venice and his Introduction includes many personal observations on the genesis of the work. The latter part of the book contains essays by T. J. Reed and Patrick Carnegy on the libretto's source in Thomas Mann's novella and Philip Reed compares briefly Visconti's cinematic interpretation of the novella. The volume is richly illustrated with music examples, sketches and extracts from the autograph score, and pictures from the first production. It will make an essential reference work and indispensable companion for opera-goers, students and scholars alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeneral preface\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. An introduction in the shape of a memoir Donald Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e 2. A Death in Venice chronicle Rosamund Strode\u003cbr\u003e 3. The libretto Myfanwy Piper\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Venice sketchbook Colin Matthews\u003cbr\u003e 5. The first production Colin Graham\u003cbr\u003e 6. Synopsis: the story, the music not excluded Peter Evans\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tonal ambiguity in Death in Venice: a symphonic view Eric Roseberry\u003cbr\u003e 8. Twelve-note structures and tonal polarity John Evans\u003cbr\u003e 9. Britten and the gamelan: Balinese influences in Death in Venice Mervyn Cooke\u003cbr\u003e 10. Britten's Venice orchestra Christopher Palmer\u003cbr\u003e 11. Death in Venice and the Third String Quartet David Matthews\u003cbr\u003e 12. Mann and his novella: Death in Venice T. J. Reed\u003cbr\u003e 13. The novella transformed: Thomas Mann as opera Patrick Carnegy\u003cbr\u003e 14. Aschenbach becomes Mahler: Thomas Mann as film Philip Reed\u003cbr\u003e 15. 'I was Thomas Mann's Tadzio'\u003cbr\u003e 16. Critical reception: Britten's Venice Ned Rorem\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Discography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Music: styles \u0026amp; genres [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Music: styles \u0026amp; genres\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Music:%20styles%20\u0026amp;%20genres%20%5BAVG%5D%22\"\u003eAVG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46297189056792,"sku":"9780521319430","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/benjamin-britten-death-in-venice-paperback-9780521319430","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}