Berio

by David Osmond-Smith

Book Overview

Berio is one of the most widely performed and prodigiously productive of postwar composers. This book is nevertheless the first survey in any language of his work as a whole. Commentators on Berio's work have tended to concentrate on those aspects of his music that have strong extra-musical associations such as his use of words, sense of theatre, and interest in linguistics. While incorporating all of these, this account seeks to rectify the balance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0193154552
• ISBN13: 9780193154551
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"