Britten on Music

By Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten was a most reluctant public speaker. Yet his contributions were without doubt a major factor in the transformation during his lifetime of the structure of the art-music industry. This book, by bringing together all his published articles, unpublished speeches, drafts, and transcriptions of numerous radio interviews, explores the paradox of a reluctant yet influential cultural commentator, artist, and humanist. Whether talking about his own music, about the role of the artist in society, about music criticism, or wading into a debate on Soviet ideology at the height of the cold war, Britten always gave a performance which reinforced the notion of a private man who nonetheless saw the importance of public disclosure.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198167148
• ISBN13: 9780198167143
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.7"