{"product_id":"the-music-of-harrison-birtwistle-paperback-9780521027809","title":"The Music of Harrison Birtwistle (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521027809","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Music of Harrison Birtwistle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book gives a comprehensive view of Harrison Birtwistle's music, considering its wider cultural significance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Adlington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521027809, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 28 music examples\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17 x 1.5 cm, 0.425 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a probing, rigorous discussion of his music. This thoughtful book deserves a warm reception.' Diana Burrell, The Musical Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHarrison Birtwistle has become the most eminent and acclaimed of contemporary British composers. This book provides a comprehensive view of his large and varied output. It contains descriptions of every published work, and also of a number of withdrawn and unpublished pieces. Revealing light is often cast on the more familiar pieces by considering these lesser-known areas of Birtwistle's oeuvre. The book is structured around a number of broad themes - themes of significance to Birtwistle, but also to much other music. These include theatre, song, time and texture. This approach emphasizes the music's multifarious ways of meaning; now that even the academic world no longer takes the merits of 'difficult' contemporary music for granted, it is all the more important to assess what it represents beyond mere technical innovation. Adlington thus avoids in-depth technical analysis, focusing instead upon the music's wider cultural significance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and note on sources\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Theatres: 1. Violence\u003cbr\u003e 2. Myth\u003cbr\u003e 3. Music and drama\u003cbr\u003e 4. Narratives and rituals\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Roles: 5. Dramatic protagonists\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ceremonial actors\u003cbr\u003e 7. Negotiated identities\u003cbr\u003e 8. Soloists\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Texts: 9. Narration\u003cbr\u003e 10. Fragment\u003cbr\u003e 11. Phone\u003cbr\u003e 12. Expression\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Times: 13. Time\u003cbr\u003e 14. Pulse\u003cbr\u003e 15. Journeys\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Sections: 16. Verse\u003cbr\u003e 17. Fragment\u003cbr\u003e 18. Context\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Layers: 19. Melody\u003cbr\u003e 20. Polyphony\u003cbr\u003e 21. Strata\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Audiences\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Chronological list of works\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of works\u003cbr\u003e General index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\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":46004677968152,"sku":"9780521027809","price":38.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521027809i_2f9cd08d-19a1-4d44-a927-25106b23dbaf.jpg?v=1694964770","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-music-of-harrison-birtwistle-paperback-9780521027809","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}