The Pierrot Ensembles by Christopher Dromey
The evolution of the mixed chamber ensemble of Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire and the growth of the Fires of London, one of the most galvanizing groups in modern music. 2012 marked 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. With photos, and drawings by Milein Cosman and David Hockney. CHRISTOPHER DROMEY took his PhD at King's College London and is now Senior Lecturer in Music at Middlesex University.
Dromey's book succeeds most in the new information that it provides on the Pierrot Players and The Fires of London.. a very useful bibliography. * NOTES *
This book is a celebration of [Schoenberg's] chamber composition 'Pierrot Lunaire'. [...] Highly Recommended. * CHOICE *
This book is a celebration of [Schoenberg's] chamber composition 'Pierrot Lunaire'. [...] Highly Recommended. * CHOICE *
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| ISBN 13 | 9780956600738 |
| ISBN 10 | 0956600735 |
| Title | The Pierrot Ensembles |
| Author | Christopher Dromey |
| Series | Poetics Of Music |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Plumbago Books and Arts |
| Year published | 2013-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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