Britten and the Far East : Asian influences in the music of Benjamin Britten
Cooke, Mervyn2001
Books
This is the first book to investigate the highly original cross-cultural synthesis Britten was able to achieve through the use of material borrowed from Balinese, Japanese and Indian music.
Main title:
Imprint:
Woodbridge : Boydell, 2001.
Collation:
xx, 279 p. : ill., facsims., maps, music, ports. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Aldeburgh studies in music ; v. 4
Notes:
Originally published: 1998.Sound disc in back pocket.Published in association with the Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh.Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-271) and index.
ISBN:
9780851158303 (pbk)
Dewey class:
780.92789.6
Language:
English
BRN:
1748977