The Turn of the Screw - Benjamin Britten

Klappentext This book is designed to introduce the non-specialist music lover to Britten's opera! The Turn of the Screw. Zusammenfassung This book is designed to introduce the non-specialist music lover to Britten's opera! The Turn of the Screw. The book is generously illustrated and there is also a bibliography and discography. Inhaltsverzeichnis General preface; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Henry James's The Turn of the Screw Vivien Jones; 2. Myfanwy Piper's The Turn of the Screw: libretto and synopsis Patricia Howard; 3. Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw: the music; 3a. The sketches: chronology and analysis John Evans; 3b. Structures: an overall view Patricia Howard; 3c.The climax: Act II scene 8, Miles Patricia Howard; 3d. The colour of the music Christopher Palmer; 4. The Turn of the Screw in the theatre Patricia Howard; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Howard
• Assisted by: Patricia Howard (Editor), Richard Wagner (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.1985
• EAN: 9780521283564
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28356-4
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 220 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Cambridge Opera Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies