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Encounters with British Composers
Andrew Palmer
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Description for Encounters with British Composers
Hardback. Contemporary British composers talk about their music, with the emphasis on the aesthetic sensibilities and psychological processes behind composing rather than technique. Num Pages: 527 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVGC6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Contemporary British composers talk about their music, with the emphasis on the aesthetic sensibilities and psychological processes behind composing rather than technique. This book features interviews with leading and upcoming British composers who use the same raw materials but produce classical music that takes very different forms. Uniquely, Andrew Palmer approaches the sometimes baffling worldof contemporary music from the point of view of the inquisitive, music-loving amateur rather than the professional critic or musicologist. Readers can eavesdrop on conversations in which composers are asked a number of questionsabout their professional lives and practices, with the emphasis on the aesthetic ... Read more
Contemporary British composers talk about their music, with the emphasis on the aesthetic sensibilities and psychological processes behind composing rather than technique. This book features interviews with leading and upcoming British composers who use the same raw materials but produce classical music that takes very different forms. Uniquely, Andrew Palmer approaches the sometimes baffling worldof contemporary music from the point of view of the inquisitive, music-loving amateur rather than the professional critic or musicologist. Readers can eavesdrop on conversations in which composers are asked a number of questionsabout their professional lives and practices, with the emphasis on the aesthetic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
527
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270705
SKU
V9781783270705
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Reviews for Encounters with British Composers
A welcome treat for music enthusiasts.
CHOMBEC
This is not an ordinary Q&A compilation. Palmer provided the general questions beforehand and then elicited candid and personal information not likely to be found in other biographical resources, rendering the responses with clarity and sympathy.
CHOICE
A fascinating collection of interviews with leading and upcoming composers from our ... Read more
CHOMBEC
This is not an ordinary Q&A compilation. Palmer provided the general questions beforehand and then elicited candid and personal information not likely to be found in other biographical resources, rendering the responses with clarity and sympathy.
CHOICE
A fascinating collection of interviews with leading and upcoming composers from our ... Read more