William Mathias - A Bio-Bibliography

Taking piano lessons at three years of age and composing by five, William Mathias became one of Britain's leading 20th-century composers. (He was invited to compose the wedding anthem for the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer.) This work provides, for the first time in one volume, up-to-date and comprehensive details of the composer's life's work. It includes a biography, a complete list of works and performances, a discography of sound recordings, and an annotated bibliography, along with useful appendixes and an index. This book will be of interest to musicologists, students, and 20th century music buffs alike.

Mathias was a prolific and versatile composer whose works included opera and music for orchestra, chamber groups, solo instruments, organ, brass ensembles, choral, church, and children's groups. His wedding anthem for Prince Charles and Lady Diana was heard by over 750 million people around the world on television-probably the largest audience for any first performance of a new work.

Table des matières

Preface
Acknowledgments
Biography
Works and Performances
Operas
Orchestral Music
Chamber and Solo Instrumental Music
Organ Music
Songs
Choral Music
Church Music
Music for Children
Incidental Music
Music for Brass Ensembles
Discography
Bibliography
Appendix I: Alphabetical List of Compositions
Appendix II: Chronological List of Main Compositions
Index

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stewart R. Craggs
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 7 à 17 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 14.09.1995
• EAN: 9780313278655
• ISBN: 978-0-313-27865-5
• Pages: 264
• Poids: 567 g
• Thème: Bio-Bibliographies in Music
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 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