The Necessity for Consolation: John Cousins Speaks

by Robert Hoskins, John Cousins, Norman Meehan

John Psathas has said that, of all New Zealand composers, John Cousins has 'thrown the spear furthest', meaning he is one of our most original artists, going beyond the edge. Provocative and penetrating and fundamentally true, Cousins remains absorbed and energised in and by creative work. On the conversations, talks and reflections gathered in this volume, John Cousins speaks of landscape, family, himself, and shares a musical vision of consolation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 177656216X
• ISBN13: 9781776562169
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Victoria University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.4"