| Series |
The master musicians
Master musicians series. ^A260201
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| Contents |
Background and early life 1872-92 -- The student 1892 -- 1902 -- The quiet rebel 1903 -- 1914 -- Gone for a soldier 1914-18 -- Not without honour 1919-34 -- Uncrowned laureate 1935-45 -- The final years 1945-58 -- The simple kleptomaniac -- Songs and other small scale works -- Choral music -- Stage and film music -- Operas -- Symphonies 1-3 -- Symphonies 4-6 -- Symphonies 7-9 -- Concertos and other concertante works -- Chamber music -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract |
Revised and expanded, this book considers recent work on the life and music of this leading English composer. The author presents Vaughan Williams as a part of the great post-Romantic reactionary movement in the company of composers such as Debussy and Stravinsky. The author also demonstrates that the circumstances of Vaughan William's life are reflected in his wide-ranging, powerful, and intense music. |
| General note | "The present edition is not just a revision, but a complete overhaul"--Preface. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-325) and index. |
| LCCN | 97033311 |
| ISBN | 019816632X (hb) |
| ISBN | 0198166311 (pb) |
