Tippett: A Child of Our Time

ISBN-13: 9780521597531 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 124 str.

Kenneth Gloag; Julian Rushton

Opis

Michael Tippett's oratorio A Child of Our Time was written at the beginning of the second world war as an expression of "man's inhumanity to man." This Handbook discusses the significant musical and literary features of this remarkable work within its specific historical, social and stylistic context. Attention is given to the shaping of Tippett's own text as well as its musical representation. Also of importance is the initial critical reception of the work, a reception that defined certain responses that still surround the work today.

Recenzje

' … a useful showcase of current Tippett scholarship … a significant gesture to the future.' Tempo

Spis treści

1. Background; 2. The text; 3. Origins; 4. Synopsis - analysis; 5. Musical languages; 6. Reception; 7. Legacy.