| Description |
xii, 299 pages : illustration, music ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Poetics of music
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Poetics of music.
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| Note |
Edited by Christopher Wintle. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index. |
| Summary |
"2012 is the centenary of the first performance of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21, and over the last hundred years its mixed chamber ensemble has become, in all its protean forms, a principal line-up for modern music. This book, the first of its kind, chronicles the ensemble's evolution from Pierrot's earliest performances, monitoring its influence on the Continent as well as upon Walton, Britten, Lutyens and Searle in Britain. In particular, it watches the growth of The Pierrot Players (later The Fires of London), one of the most galvanizing groups in post-war British music, and looks carefully at the social dynamics among its players and composers, notably Peter Maxwell Davies and Harrison Birtwistle. The influence of Pierrot, however, has not been confined to Europe and Britain. In the final section the author catalogues over 400 principal works for 'Pierrot Ensembles'--with or without singer--drawn from both sides of the Atlantic"--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Pierrot lunaire -- The first Pierrot ensembles. Arnold Schoenberg as conductor and composer ; Pierrot's progenies? ; PIerrot's premieres and revivals, 1921-25 -- Benjamin Britten's Pierrot ensembles. Benjamin Britten : a cinematic response (I) ; Dinner house ; Men behind the meters -- "Freak" works. Music-making in Britain during the war ; The Pierrot and Façade ensembles -- Two twelve-note Pierrot ensembles. Hanns Eisler : a cinematic response (II) ; Elisabeth Luytens's mask -- Rejuvenating post-war performance. Humphrey Searle's Society for Twentieth Century Music, 1952 ; The London Symphony Orchestra's Chamber Ensemble -- The Pierrot players. Redefining the young British composer ; Toward the Pierrot Players ; Harrison Birtwistle's experiment ; Peter Maxwell Davies's success ; "A garland for Dr. K", 1969 -- Rethinking Birtwistle's role. Birtwistle and the group ethos ; "Spring song", 1970 -- The Fires of London. Peter Maxwell Davies : two cinematic responses (III/IV) ; Toward an orcadian Pierrot ensemble -- Epilogue -- Catalogue of Pierrot Ensembles, 1912-2012. |
| Subject |
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Pierrot lunaire.
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Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 -- Influence.
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Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. |
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Chamber music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Chamber music. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Chamber music -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Songs with instrumental ensemble -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Songs with instrumental ensemble. |
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Songs with instrumental ensemble -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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Chamber music -- 20th century -- Bibliography.
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| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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| Subject |
Chamber music -- 21st century -- Bibliography.
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Songs with instrumental ensemble -- 20th century -- Bibliography.
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Songs with instrumental ensemble -- 21st century -- Bibliography.
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Pierrot Players.
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Fires of London (Musical group)
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Chamber music groups -- History -- 20th century.
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Chamber music groups. |
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History. |
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Chamber music groups -- History -- 21st century.
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Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Birtwistle, Harrison -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Birtwistle, Harrison. |
| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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| Added Author |
Wintle, Christopher.
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| ISBN |
9780956600738 paperback |
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9780956600721 hardbound |
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0956600727 hardbound |
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0956600735 paperback |
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