Moreschi (Life & Times)

Moreschi (Life & Times)

by NicholasClapton (Author)

Synopsis

Behind the extraordinary sound of the voice of the last castrato' lies a strange and lonely life lived in the shadow of great events and institutions, a personality glimpsed by inference and allusion.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Published: 22 Nov 2004

ISBN 10: 1904341772
ISBN 13: 9781904341772

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Impressive and exhaustive Billboard on Brian Morton's Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
Author Bio
Brian Morton is the presenter of BBC Radio Scotland's arts programmes The Usual Suspects and The Brian Morton Show. He has published fiction, music, and literary criticism, was a founding member of the musical ensemble The Golden Horde and has composed jazz and musical theatre pieces. His Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is the essential reference work on recorded jazz. His survey of defining moments in jazz history is forthcoming from OUP in autumn 2004.