Elgar: An Extraordinary Life by J P E Harper-Scott
How did the son of a provincial piano tuner rise to international fame? Was the English countryside the principal inspiration for Elgar's music? Was this moustachioed, red-blooded, imperialist all that he seemed...?
This is now possibly the best first stop for learning about Elgar's life..On the complex yet sympathetic genius himself Harper-Scott presents a well-detailed and believable likeness. * BBC Music Magazine *
Few general studies of this composer offer so much food for thought. Harper-Scott has digested what seems to be the whole of the Elgar literature and then some. That he is able to address so many of the key issues in Elgar scholarship today - politics, Empire, religion, nostalgia, sexuality and other, less contentious topics - with concision and common sense is deeply impressive...He's an unusually perceptive and persuasive advocate, who has something fresh to say about most of the composer's major works. ...the best short book on the composer yet. * Gramophone *
Small but perfectly constructed book...fascinating * Sunday Express *
Harper-Scott is a forceful, engaging writer, and as both a biography and a musical appraisal, this book is compelling reading. * MUSO *
Few general studies of this composer offer so much food for thought. Harper-Scott has digested what seems to be the whole of the Elgar literature and then some. That he is able to address so many of the key issues in Elgar scholarship today - politics, Empire, religion, nostalgia, sexuality and other, less contentious topics - with concision and common sense is deeply impressive...He's an unusually perceptive and persuasive advocate, who has something fresh to say about most of the composer's major works. ...the best short book on the composer yet. * Gramophone *
Small but perfectly constructed book...fascinating * Sunday Express *
Harper-Scott is a forceful, engaging writer, and as both a biography and a musical appraisal, this book is compelling reading. * MUSO *
J.P.E Harper-Scott is lecturer in music at Royal Holloway having taught previously at Universities of Oxford, Nottingham and Liverpool. He has scholarly interests in Elgar, Walton, Britten , Schenkerian theory, the philosophy of Heidegger, and meaning in music.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860967702 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860967701 |
| Title | Elgar: An Extraordinary Life |
| Author | J P E Harper-Scott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Sheet music |
| Publisher | Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music |
| Year published | 2007-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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