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Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott: Song of Pain and Beauty
Pamela Blevins
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Description for Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott: Song of Pain and Beauty
Hardcover. A dual biography of Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott that tells the dramatic story of two geniuses who met at the Royal College of Music in 1911 and formed an unlikely partnership that illuminated and enriched the musical and literary worlds in which they moved. Num Pages: 382 pages, 60 black and white. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928. Song of Pain and Beauty. 382 pages, 60 black and white. A dual biography of Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott that tells the dramatic story of two geniuses who met at the Royal College of Music in 1911 and formed an unlikely partnership that illuminated and enriched the musical and literary worlds in which they moved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AV. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 34. Weight: 928.
Insightful account of the life and works of two of the most important figures in twentieth-century British cultural life. This dual biography of Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott tells the dramatic story of two geniuses who met at the Royal College of Music in 1911 and formed an unlikely partnership that illuminated and enriched the musical and literary worlds in which they moved. Gurney's poetry and songs have taken their place as part of the inheritance of England. Scott, Gurney's strongest advocate, emerges from his shadow for the first time. Her own remarkable ... Read more
Insightful account of the life and works of two of the most important figures in twentieth-century British cultural life. This dual biography of Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott tells the dramatic story of two geniuses who met at the Royal College of Music in 1911 and formed an unlikely partnership that illuminated and enriched the musical and literary worlds in which they moved. Gurney's poetry and songs have taken their place as part of the inheritance of England. Scott, Gurney's strongest advocate, emerges from his shadow for the first time. Her own remarkable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843834212
SKU
V9781843834212
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Reviews for Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott: Song of Pain and Beauty
In the cruelly brief space allotted to him, Gurney achieved something lapidary and touching: he reigns as the supreme miniaturist of twentieth century British music.
MUSIC & LETTERS
[A] fine biography. [...] This biography should go some way toward bringing Ivor Gurney back into our ken. That it suggest we ought to know more about Marion Scott is ... Read more
MUSIC & LETTERS
[A] fine biography. [...] This biography should go some way toward bringing Ivor Gurney back into our ken. That it suggest we ought to know more about Marion Scott is ... Read more