Title:
Britten, War requiem / Mervyn Cooke.
Author:
Cooke, Mervyn.
Publication Information:
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Call Number:
ML410.B853 C76 1996
Abstract:
Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the 20th century, Britten's War Requiem provocatively juxtaposes the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass. This book examines the work, its development, and its reception.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam024/96006338.htmlPublisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam027/96006338.html
ISBN:
9780521440899
9780521446334
Series:
Cambridge music handbooks
Cambridge music handbooks.
Physical Description:
ix, 115 pages : music, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Owen, Britten and pacifism -- The War Requiem in progress by Philip Reed -- The musical language: idiom and structure -- Critical reception.
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