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Tippett: A Child of Our Time (Cambridge Music Handbooks) - Softcover

Gloag, Kenneth

 
9780521597531: Tippett: A Child of Our Time (Cambridge Music Handbooks)

Synopsis

This is a guide to Tippett's widely known wartime oratorio, A Child of our Time.

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Review

' ... a very thorough attempt to elucidate an acknowledged masterwork.' The Musical Times

'Like other volumes in the CUP series it is commendably brief, but not lacking in substance.' The Singer

' ... a useful showcase of current Tippett scholarship ... a significant gesture to the future.' Tempo

Book Description

This guide to Tippett's wartime oratorio A Child of our Time discusses the significant musical and literary features of this remarkable work within its historical, social and stylistic context.

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