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050 00 $aML390$b.F348 2005
082 00 $a780/.92/2$aB$222
100 1 $aFelsenfeld, Daniel.
245 10 $aBritten and Barber :$btheir lives and their music /$cDaniel Felsenfeld.
246 14 $aBenjamin Britten and Samuel Barber
260 $aPompton Plains, NJ :$bAmadeus Press,$c2005.
300 $aviii, 180 p. ;$c23 cm. +$e1 CD (4 3/4 in.).
440 0 $aParallel lives series ;$vno. 2
500 $a"Includes full-length Naxos CD"--Cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-177) and discography.
520 1 $a"Benjamin Britten and Samuel Barber are two giants of twentieth-century classical music, prolific musical presences on the world stage whose work influenced countless others. Both came of age in a time of war, a time of political and artistic upheaval, and both were celebrities who struggled with private demons." "Daniel Felsenfeld examines the works of these brilliant composers in light of their lives and times. He considers whether the dark themes in Britten's work were sublimations of a psyche inclined to, if not practicing, pedophilia and sadomasochism. He tells how Barber's beloved Adagio for Strings came to be, and chronicles his metamorphosis from boy genius - in his student days, he was hailed as the fourth B, after Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms - to an insecure figure who struggled with but never surrendered to the bigotry of the musical establishment." "Finally, analyzing specific works - provided on the accompanying CD - Felsenfeld reveals, step-by-step, the artistry that makes these composers great: flawless compositional technique and musical fluency that borders on wizardry. By combining high romanticism with technical innovation, these men provide broad shoulders upon which future composers may proudly stand."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aBritten, Benjamin,$d1913-1976.
600 10 $aBarber, Samuel,$d1910-
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007722.html
852 00 $bmus$hML390$i.F348 2005$zAccompanied by 1 CD.Ask at Music circ desk for accompanying CD.