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Hartmann, Hindemith and Henze (20th-Century Composers)

Hartmann, Hindemith and Henze (20th-Century Composers)

by Guy Rickards (Author)

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    Paperback 1995

    $7.75
Synopsis

Guy Rickards' innovative biography examines three German composers - Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-63) and Hans Werner Henze (b. 1926) - and demonstrates how a number of parallels can be drawn between their works, influences and roles in musical history, despite their varied backgrounds, musical approaches and political leanings. A combination of new directions and German traditions was common to the music of all three composers; their works acknowledged the musical heritage of their homeland while also expanding and adding to it. During the twentieth century, the entwined lives of these three men served to create new paths and possibilities for the development of German music.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 239
 Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Published: 01 Nov 1995
ISBN 10: 0714831743
ISBN 13: 9780714831749
Book Overview: The design for this series recieved a 1995 Award for Typographical Excellence from the New York Type Directors' Club.

Media Reviews
It is a beautifully produced volume. Rickards' text does a magnificent job in interweaving the lives of these composers against the background of the calamitous history of their homeland, using a good deal of material not otherwise available in English. -London Magazine On the 20th Century Composers Series As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiastically musical. -The Scotsman
Author Bio
Guy Rickards is a freelance writer on music. He contributes regularly to numerous publications including Gramophone, Contemporary Music Review, BBC Music Magazine and the Guardian.