Imogen Holst: A Life in Music артикул 11439b.
Imogen Holst: A Life in Music артикул 11439b.

Редактор: Christopher Grogan Imogen Holst , the only child of Gustav Holst, was a composer and arranger of folksongs, writer on music, conductor, and administrator She also acted as music assistant to Benjamin Britten, of whom she became a friend and close associate She subsequently continued as Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival однфп until 1977, when she retired to devote more time to preparing a thematic catalogue of her father's music This book offers the opportunity for a full assessment of Imogen Holst's life and achievements, both in her own words and through assessments by noted scholars Throughout her life she kept a colourful record of her achievements and these form the backbone of the volume, ranging from insightful essays on a variety of musical topics to the daily journal that she kept between 1952 and 1954 at the start of her working association with Britten Here she provides a unique insight into the professional and domestic life of a major composer, now published in full for the first time Around these writings is woven a biographical narrative by Christopher Grogan and Rosamund Strode, the latter Holst's successor as Britten's music assistant and one of her closest colleagues and friends The volume also includes an essay on her musical style and a complete catalogue of works, and an essay on her musical style by Christopher Tinker.  В прорывИздательство: Boydell Press, 2007 г Твердый переплет, 520 стр ISBN 1843832968 Язык: Английский.