Benjamin Britten (20th-Century Composers)

By Michael Oliver and Michael Oliver

Book Overview

Benjamin Britten (1913-76) was the greatest English composer of his time, and the first of his generation to enjoy a wide international reputation. With the great success of Peter Grimes (1945), he effectively re-invented English opera and was a pioneer of music for film and radio. His monumental War Requiem reached a wider audience than any other choral work of the century. In this masterly biography, the author creates a portrait of a great artist, exploring his wide-ranging compositions in detail and discussing the many contradictions that pervaded Britten's fascinating life and career.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714832774
• ISBN13: 9780714832777
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary