The Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett (Cambridge Companions to Music)

Sir Michael Tippett Is Widely Considered To Be One Of The Most Individual Composers Of The Twentieth Century, Whose Music Continues To Be Performed To Critical Acclaim Throughout The World. Written By A Team Of International Scholars, This Companion Provides A Wide Ranging And Accessible Study Of Tippett And His Works. It Discusses The Contexts And Concepts Of Modernism, Tradition, Politics, Sexuality And Creativity That Shaped Tippett's Music And Ideas, Engaging With Archive Materials, Relevant Literature And Models Of Interpretation. Chapters Explore The Genres In Which Tippett Composed, Including Opera, Symphony, String Quartet, Concerto And Piano Sonata, To Shed New Light On His Major Works And Draw Attention To Those That Have Not Yet Received The Attention They Deserve. Directing Knowledge And Expertise Towards A Wide Readership, This Book Will Enrich The Listening Experience And Broaden Understanding Of The Music Of This Endlessly Fascinating And Challenging Composer [publisher Description] Contexts And Concepts. Tippett And Twentieth-century Polarities / Arnold Whittall ; Tippett And The English Traditions / Christopher Mark ; Things That Chiefly Interest Me : Tippett And Early Music / Suzanne Cole ; Tippett And Politics : The 1930s And Beyond / Joanna Bullivant ; Coming Out To Oneself : Encodings Of Homosexual Identity From The First String Quartet To The Heart's Assurance / Suzanne Robinson ; Between Image And Imagination : Tippett's Creative Process / Thomas Schuttenhelm -- Works And Genres. Tippett's Great Divide : Before And After King Priam / Iain Stannard ; Symphonic Music In Our Modern Times : Tippett And The Symphony / Edward Venn ; Tippett And The Concerto : From Double To Triple / Kenneth Gloag ; The Four Piano Sonatas : Past And Present Tensions / Alastair Borthwick ; Formal Archetypes, Revered Masters And Singing Nightingales : Tippett's String Quartets / Nicholas Jones ; Tippett's Operatic World : From The Midsummer Marriage To New Year / Kenneth Gloag ; Words And Music / Edward Venn. Edited By Kenneth Gloag And Nicholas Jones. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 290-294) And Index. Frontmatter 2 Title Page 4 Copyright page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 7 Illustrations 9 Tables 10 Contributors 11 Preface 15 Acknowledgements 17 References to Tippett's scores and note on music examples 20 Chronology of Tippett's life and career 21 Part I: Contexts and concepts 33 1 Tippett and twentieth-century polarities 35 2 Tippett and the English traditions 57 3 'Things that chiefly interest ME': Tippett and early music 80 4 Tippett and politics: the 1930s and beyond 100 5 'Coming out to oneself': encodings of homosexual identity from the First String Quartet to The Heart's Assurance 118 6 Between image and imagination: Tippett's creative process 135 Part II: Works and genres 151 7 Tippett's 'great divide': before and after King Priam 153 8 'Symphonic music in our modern times': Tippett and the symphony 176 9 Tippett and the concerto: from Double to Triple 200 10 The four piano sonatas: past and present tensions 222 11 Formal archetypes, revered masters and singing nightingales: Tippett's string quartets 238 12 Tippett's operatic world: from The Midsummer Marriage to New Year 261 13 Words and music 296 Chronological list of works 318 Select bibliography 322 Index 327 Chronology of Tippett's life and career Jonathan Rees Part I. Contexts and Concepts: 1. Tippett and twentieth-century polarities Arnold Whittall 2. Tippett and the English traditions Christopher Mark 3. 'Things that chiefly interest ME': Tippett and early music Suzanne Cole 4. Tippett and politics: the 1930s and beyond Joanna Bullivant 5. 'Coming out to oneself': encodings of homosexual identity from the first string quartet to The Heart's Assurance Suzanne Robinson 6. Between image and imagination: Tippett's creative process Thomas Schuttenhelm Part II. Works and Genres: 7. Tippett's 'great divide': before and after King Priam Iain Stannard 8. 'Symphonic music in our modern times': Tippett and the symphony Edward Venn 9. Tippett and the concerto: from double to triple Kenneth Gloag 10. The four piano sonatas: past and present tensions Alastair Borthwick 11. Formal archetypes, revered masters and singing nightingales: Tippett's string quartets Nicholas Jones 12. Tippett's operatic world: from The Midsummer Marriage to New Year Kenneth Gloag 13. Words and music Edward Venn Chronological list of works Jonathan Rees.