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      Britten and the Far East: Asian Influences in the Music of Benjamin Britten

      Mervyn Cooke

      Investigation into the influence of Eastern music on Britten’s composition.

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      The Cambridge Companion to Benjamin Britten

      A companion to Britten’s music and life.

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      The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera

      This Companion explores the extraordinary diversity of opera in the twentieth century. The volume includes essays devoted to individual composers, from Debussy to John Adams, avant-garde music theatre, operettas and…

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      The Hollywood Film Music Reader

      This wide-ranging, stimulating, and entertaining anthology of writings about the experiences of composers working in the high-pressure environment of the US film industry from the silent era to the present…

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      The Hollywood Film Music Reader

      This wide-ranging, stimulating, and entertaining anthology of writings about the experiences of composers working in the high-pressure environment of the US film industry from the silent era to the present…

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      The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera

      This Companion explores the extraordinary diversity of opera in the twentieth century. The volume includes essays devoted to individual composers, from Debussy to John Adams, avant-garde music theatre, operettas and…

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      Britten: War Requiem

      Mervyn Cooke (University of Nottingham)

      Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century, Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ was first performed at the consecration of Coventry’s new cathedral in 1962. This handbook…

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      Britten: War Requiem

      Mervyn Cooke (University of Nottingham)

      Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century, Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ was first performed at the consecration of Coventry’s new cathedral in 1962. This handbook…

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      A History of Film Music

      Mervyn Cooke (University of Nottingham)

      From silent cinema to the modern Hollywood blockbuster, this volume provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of the major trends in the history of film music. The first study of…

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      A History of Film Music

      Mervyn Cooke (University of Nottingham)

      From silent cinema to the modern Hollywood blockbuster, this volume provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of the major trends in the history of film music. The first study of…

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      The Cambridge Companion to Jazz

      The vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many angles, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnography. This challenging and exciting book takes the…

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      The Cambridge Companion to Film Music

      A collection of essays from leading scholars and practitioners in the burgeoning field of film music studies. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of how music functions in film…

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      The Cambridge Companion to Jazz

      The vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many angles, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnography. This challenging and exciting book takes the…

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      The Cambridge Companion to Film Music

      A collection of essays from leading scholars and practitioners in the burgeoning field of film music studies. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of how music functions in film…

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      Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975-1984

      Mervyn Cooke (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, University of Nottingham)

      Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1977-1984 offers a vivid account of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny’s first creative period, during which he recorded eleven albums for the European label ECM. This…

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      The Chronicle of Jazz

      Professor of Music Mervyn Cooke (University of Cambridge)

      First published in the United Kingdom in 1997 by Thames & Hudson Ltd –Title page verso.

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      Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975-1984

      Mervyn Cooke (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, University of Nottingham)

      Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1977-1984 offers a vivid account of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny’s first creative period, during which he recorded eleven albums for the European label ECM. This…

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      The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Music

      The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Music showcases the latest international research into the captivating and vast subject of the many uses of music in relation to Shakespeare’s plays and…

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      Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

      Mervyn Cooke (University of Cambridge),Philip Reed (Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh, UK)

      A full synopsis takes the reader through the musical and dramatic action of this, one of Britten’s most challenging operas and further chapters discuss the literary background, the collaboration between…

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      Letters from a Life: The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Volume Three, 1946-1951

      Benjamin Britten

      The third volume of the letters of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), one of the great composers of the 20th century, with thorough annotations and a substantial biogrphical essay.

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