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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Patricia Howard
• Con la collaborazione di: Patricia Howard (Editore), Richard Wagner (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.09.1985
• EAN: 9780521283564
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28356-4
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 220 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: Cambridge Opera Handbooks
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie