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The Innumerable Dance
Adrian Wright
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Description for The Innumerable Dance
Hardcover.
This first extended biography of William Alwyn sets his works in full context and uses hitherto unpublished material to give a vivid account of his marriages, his operas and his relationship with Britten. This book is the first full-scale biography of William Alwyn since his death in 1985. Alwyn's early life as a flautist was altered when he became a leading composer of the Documentary Film Movement in the 1930s, going on to a prolific career in writing for feature films, including commissions for Walt Disney and Carol Reed. By the mid 1950s his reputation was established by the ... Read more
This first extended biography of William Alwyn sets his works in full context and uses hitherto unpublished material to give a vivid account of his marriages, his operas and his relationship with Britten. This book is the first full-scale biography of William Alwyn since his death in 1985. Alwyn's early life as a flautist was altered when he became a leading composer of the Documentary Film Movement in the 1930s, going on to a prolific career in writing for feature films, including commissions for Walt Disney and Carol Reed. By the mid 1950s his reputation was established by the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843834120
SKU
V9781843834120
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About Adrian Wright
ADRIAN WRIGHT is a performer, novelist and writer. His previous books with Boydell include A Tanner's Worth of Tune: Rediscovering the Post-War British Musical (2010), West End Broadway: The Golden Age of the American Musical in London (2012) and Must Close Saturday: The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop (2017). He has previously written on the subject of ... Read more
Reviews for The Innumerable Dance
Within these pages is an amazing story about a remarkable man... his major contribution to the new medium of film music, and his ability to write serious art music as well... [the author] grabs and holds the reader's attention.
NOTES [U.S.]
Wright provides a direct, detailed chronicle of Alwyn's life...[which] fills in many gaps...the book is an engaging ... Read more
NOTES [U.S.]
Wright provides a direct, detailed chronicle of Alwyn's life...[which] fills in many gaps...the book is an engaging ... Read more