Benjamin Britten - A Bio-Bibliography

Benjamin Britten was arguably the greatest English composer of his time. His music crossed boundaries of genre and form to include opera, ballet, orchestral and chamber music, and film and incidental music. The result of twenty years of research, ^IBenjamin Britten^R provides up-to-date and comprehensive details about Britten's life and music, including works, performances, and recordings--an effort never before undertaken. Certain to be of use to any scholar of British music or 20th century composition, this reference work is an invaluable addition to the literature on this important artist.

Following a brief biography of the subject, author Stewart Craggs provides a complete list of works and performances, arranged by genre; a discography, and an annotated bibliography. Rounding out the volume are two lists of compositions, one arranged alphabetically and the other chronologically, and a general index.

List of contents

Preface
Biography
Works and Performances
Discography: Britten on Compact Disc
Bibliography
Appendix A:Alphabetical List of Compositions
Appendix B:Chronological List of Compositions
Index

About the author

STEWART R. CRAGGS is the author of a number of bio-bibliographies including Arthur Bliss: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1988), Richard Rodney Bennett: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1990), John McCabe: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1991), Alun Hoddinott: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1993), and William Mathias: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1995). Craggs formerly taught Music Bibliography at the University of Sunderland.

Product details

• Authors: Stewart R. Craggs
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2001
• EAN: 9780313295317
• ISBN: 978-0-313-29531-7
• No. of pages: 316
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Bio-Bibliographies in Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; England, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, 20th Century, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Bibliographies, catalogues, Popular Culture: Music and Performing Arts