Tippett: A Child of Our Time

by Kenneth Gloag and Gloag Kenneth

Book Overview

Michael Tippett's oratorio A Child of Our Time was written at the beginning of the second world war as an expression of man's inhumanity to man. This Handbook discusses the significant musical and literary features of this remarkable work within its specific historical, social and stylistic context. Attention is given to the shaping of Tippett's own text as well as its musical representation. Also of importance is the initial critical reception of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521597536
• ISBN13: 9780521597531
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"