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Revised and expanded, this book considers recent work on the life and music of this leading English composer. Day presents Vaughan Williams as a part of the great post-Romantic reactionary movement in the company of composers such as Debussy and Stravinsky. The author also demonstrates that the circumstances of Vaughan Williams' life are reflected in his wide-ranging, powerful, and intense music.
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About the Author:
"...this is an ideal introduction to the composer for general readers and undergraduates."--Choice
Since 1988 James Day has been Inspector of Language Schools for the British Council as well as a writer on music for the local press in Cambridge.
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"...this is an ideal introduction to the composer for general readers and undergraduates."--Choice
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 019816632X
- ISBN 13 9780198166320
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number3
- Number of pages358
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