Pierrot Ensembles
Chronicle and Catalogue, 1912-2012
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28500842M
- ISBN-139780956600721
- OCLC Control Number820123730
- Library of Congress Control Number2013560248
Classifications
- LCCML410
Description
"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.
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- Pierrot Ensembles: Chronicle and Catalogue, 1912-2012
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