The Cambridge Companion to Vaughan Williams

The Cambridge Companion to Vaughan Williams
ISBN-10
1107650267
ISBN-13
9781107650268
Category
Music
Pages
350
Language
English
Published
2013-11-14
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Alain Frogley, Aidan J. Thomson

Description

An icon of British national identity and one of the most widely performed twentieth-century composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams has been as much misunderstood as revered; his international impact and enduring influence on areas as diverse as church music, film scores and popular music has been insufficiently appreciated. This volume brings together a team of leading scholars, examining all areas of the composer's output from new perspectives, and re-evaluating the cultural politics of his lifelong advocacy for the music-making of ordinary people. Surveys of major genres are complemented by chapters exploring such topics as the composer's relationship with the BBC and his studies with Ravel; uniquely, the book also includes specially commissioned interviews with major living composers Peter Maxwell Davies, Piers Hellawell, Nicola Lefanu and Anthony Payne. The Companion is a vital resource for all those interested in this pivotal figure of modern music.

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