| Contents |
1921-39: 'I didn't want to be called Fatty' -- 1940-49: 'I just sat in the room and cried' -- Films, 1947-69: 'Solving jigsaw puzzles' -- 1950-59: 'Hats off, gentlemen!' -- 1960-65: 'But I'm beastly to everyone!' -- 1966-72: 'More than life itself' -- 1973-79: 'Drinking the Liffey dry' -- 1980-89: 'My friends forsake me' -- 1990-2001: 'The grand, grand old man'. |
| Abstract |
Arnold's turbulent life has permeated his music to a greater degree than probably any other British composer as the author reveals in this illuminating account. Interweaving biographical details with close analyses of Arnold's major works, particularly the nine symphonies, and drawing on sketch materials never previously examined, Jackson provides fascinating insights into Arnold's compositional process, and the ideas informing works such as the John Field Fantasy and the 7th Symphony. Extensive interviews with Arnold himself as well as with his family, friends and colleagues add further perspectives on his relationships with fellow composers and musicians, publishers, critics and family. A combination of joie de vivre and periods of depression and personal tragedy, Arnold's life has mirrored his music in its combination of seemingly disparate elements that make a compelling whole. |
| Local note | Little-340540--305131047841. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography (pages 241-244), discography (pages 245-259), bibliographical references (pages 261-263), and index. |
| LCCN | 2002023200 |
| ISBN | 1859283810 (alk. paper) |
