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Elgar: Child of Dreams
Jerrold Northrop Moore
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Description for Elgar: Child of Dreams
Paperback. Pursues the Elgar and sets out the story of an extraordinary creative life. This book shows themes of childhood, fantasy, and vision fusing into a mature style of nobility and nostalgia. It links the composer to the English landscape that informed his work from his earliest years. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Jerrold Northrop Moore pursues his quest for the essential Elgar and sets out the story of an extraordinarily creative life. It shows themes of childhood, fantasy and vision fusing into a mature style of nobility and nostalgia. Above all it links the composer to the English landscape that formed the backdrop to all of his work, from his earliest years. This powerful short book is the outcome of half a century's thought and reflection by a leading Elgar biographer.
Jerrold Northrop Moore pursues his quest for the essential Elgar and sets out the story of an extraordinarily creative life. It shows themes of childhood, fantasy and vision fusing into a mature style of nobility and nostalgia. Above all it links the composer to the English landscape that formed the backdrop to all of his work, from his earliest years. This powerful short book is the outcome of half a century's thought and reflection by a leading Elgar biographer.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571223381
SKU
V9780571223381
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Ref
99-9
About Jerrold Northrop Moore
Born and brought up in the United States, Jerrold Northrop Moore lives in Worcestershire and has been listening to Elgar's music for more than fifty years. He is the author of the definitive biography Edward Elgar: A Creative Life, which has remained continuously in print since its first publication by Oxford University Press in 1984.
Reviews for Elgar: Child of Dreams
"'The perfect short introduction to Elgar... which brings out the composer's indubitable greatness and his profound humanity... Those who don't know the story will be charmed by it, and those who do will be sent, immediately, back to the music to listen and learn again.' Simon Heffer, Spectator 'Written with deep and unmatched scholarship, Elgar: Child of Dreams is a ... Read more