Tippett on Music - Softcover

Tippett, Sir Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198165420 ISBN 13: 9780198165422

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This major new collection combines essays and articles from Tippett's two earlier books--Moving into Aquarius and Music of the Angels with a substantial amount of new material to distill the opinions and experiences of one of the century's most celebrated composers. Published to coincide with the composer's 90th birthday, the pieces focus particularly on the work of other twentieth-century composers as well as Tippett's own, from his early success A Child of Our Time, to the recent opera New Year and the orchestral piece The Rose Lake. Other essays deal with aesthetics, the role of the artist in society, and interpretation and performance, making the book of compelling interest not only to students and scholars, but to performers, conductors, and opera directors as well.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sir Michael Tippett was born in 1905 and thus celebrates his 90th birthday in 1995. To mark this occasion, Oxford University Press publishes Tippett on Music, a new and up-to-date compilation of his essays drawing on his two published collections Moving into Aquarius and Music of the Angels but also including much new material.

About the Author:

Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, O.M. (1905-1998) was one of the foremost English composers of the 20th century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198165420
• ISBN 13: 9780198165422
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Bowen Meirion