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Rethinking Britten - Hardcover

 
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Synopsis

Rethinking Britten offers a new account of the composer's enduring popularity. 12 essays by a group of leading senior and emerging scholars offer fresh historical and interpretive contexts for all phases of Britten's career. The approach is deliberately eclectic, balancing archival, biographical, and analytic commentary with cultural and historical criticism.

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About the Author

Philip Rupprecht is Associate Professor of Music at Duke University. He is the author of Britten's Musical Language (Cambridge) and co-editor of Tonality 1900-1950: Concept and Practice (Steiner, 2012).

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