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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Illustrated With Photographs (illustrator). The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR008673279
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated With Photographs (illustrator). Benjamin Britten was the greatest English composer of the twentieth century and one of the outstanding musicians of his age. Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 1913, Britten was the youngest child of a dentist father and amateur musician mother. After studying at the Royal College of Music, he became a vital part of Londons creative and intellectual life during the 1930s, collaborating with W. H. Auden and meeting his lifelong partner, the tenor Peter Pears. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Britten and Pears were already in America, earning a precarious living as freelance musicians before re-crossing the Atlantic by ship in the perilous days of 1942. But the east coast of England was where Britten, as he himself said, belonged: this was where he returned to write his most famous opera, Peter Grimes, and with Pears and Eric Crozier to found the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948. In the years that followed, his worldwide reputation grew steadily, helped by a busy schedule of international tours and, for many, crowned by the extraordinary success of his War Requiem. Meanwhile, his festival went from strength to strength, its progress symbolised by the opening of Snape Maltings Concert Hall in 1967. Britten was a mass of paradoxes: a solitary, introspective thinker who came to ebullient life in the company of young people, for whom he composed some of his most memorable works; a man of the political left who was on the friendliest terms with members of the royal family; a composer inspired by some of the twentieth centurys deepest preoccupations who combined innovation with a profound understanding of musical tradition. Devoted to his friends, proteges and fellow musicians, he was, above all, someone who lived for music. Neil Powells book is the landmark biography for Brittens centenary year: a subtle and moving portrait of a brilliant, complex and ultimately loveable man. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004587962
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated With Photographs (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_380625542
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated With Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. 528pp. b/w photo plates. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket, o'wise a very good clean, fresh copy. OVERSEAS ORDERS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. Seller Inventory # 111540
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated With Photographs (illustrator). Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller. Seller Inventory # mon0000303404
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated With Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. "The landmark biography: a subtle and moving portrait of a brilliant, complex and ultimately loveable man". 512pp, hardback, black cloth, gilt titles to spine, fine, dustjacket fine, not clipped. Many black and white photographs. Seller Inventory # 547
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