Four Last Songs - Aging and Creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten

Informationen zum Autor Linda Hutcheon is university professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Toronto and the author of many books on contemporary culture and theory. Michael Hutcheon is a pulmonologist and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. Together they have written several books on opera and medical culture! most recently Opera: The Art of Dying. Klappentext Aging and creativity can have a particularly difficult relationship for artists! who often face age-related problems at a time when their audience's expectations of their talents are at a peak. The authors explore this issue through close looks at those who created some of the world's most beloved and influential operas. Zusammenfassung Aging and creativity can have a particularly difficult relationship for artists! who often face age-related problems at a time when their audience's expectations of their talents are at a peak. The authors explore this issue through close looks at those who created some of the world's most beloved and influential operas.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Linda Hutcheon, Linda Hutcheon Hutcheon, Michael Hutcheon, Hutcheon Michael
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.05.2015
• EAN: 9780226255590
• ISBN: 978-0-226-25559-0
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, 20th Century, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Romanticism, Music reviews & criticism, Composers and songwriters, Music reviews and criticism, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music