The Orchestral Music of Michael Tippett: Creative Development and the Compositional Process

Author:   Thomas Schuttenhelm (University of Hartford, Connecticut)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107000247


Pages:   338
Publication Date:   06 February 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Thomas Schuttenhelm (University of Hartford, Connecticut)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781107000247


ISBN 10:   1107000246
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   06 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Symphonic Movement (1930) and the Symphony in B-Flat (1933–4); 2. Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1938–9); 3. Fantasia on a Theme of Handel (1939–41); 4. Symphony No. 1 (1944–5); 5. Little Music (1946); 6. Suite in D (1948); 7. Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli (1953); 8. Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round' (1953–4); 9. Piano Concerto (1953–4); 10. Symphony No. 2 (1956–7); 11. Praeludium for Brass, Bells and Percussion (1962); 12. Concerto for Orchestra (1962–3); 13. Symphony No. 3 (1970–2); 14. Symphony No. 4 (1976–7); 15. Triple Concerto (1978–9); 16. The Rose Lake (1991–3).

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'Detailed and often illuminating.' BBC Music Magazine '... Schuttenhelm's reach and narrative is of interest ... the chapters on The Rose Lake and other understudied works make the book a worthwhile purchase for the specialist reader ...' Oliver Soden, Cercles ... Schuttenhelm's reach and narrative is of interest ... the chapters on The Rose Lake and other understudied works make the book a worthwhile purchase for the specialist reader ... Oliver Soden, Cercles


'Detailed and often illuminating.' BBC Music Magazine


'Detailed and often illuminating.' BBC Music Magazine '... Schuttenhelm's reach and narrative is of interest ... the chapters on The Rose Lake and other understudied works make the book a worthwhile purchase for the specialist reader ...' Oliver Soden, Cercles


Author Information

A composer, guitarist and scholar, Dr Thomas Schuttenhelm is on the faculty at the Hartt School (University of Hartford) and Central Connecticut State University. He was a UK Fulbright Fellow and a British Music Studies Fellow (The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin). He has lectured at Yale University, Connecticut, Cardiff University, the University of Newcastle, the University of Sussex, the University of London and the Mannheim Hochschule für Musik. He was the editor of The Selected Letters of Michael Tippett and is a contributing author to The Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett. In addition to performing and promoting Tippett's music, he has contributed to numerous BBC broadcasts and continues to play an important role in the creation, performance and scholarship of contemporary music.

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