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Roger Quilter: His Life and Music (Aldeburgh Studies in Music)
by Langfield, Valerie
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- Hardcover
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- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0851158714
- ISBN 13
- 9780851158716
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HARDBACK "AUTHOR SIGNED & INCLUDES CD," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2002* Publisher: Boydell Press.* Binding and cover condition: Dark red-brown boards, gilt title to spine. Slight bumps to top corners, no rubs, no other visible faults. VG+* Jacket condition: Monochrome photo-illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, but showing no shelf price. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to top edge and to head of spine. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. AUTHOR SIGNED AND DEDICATED to title page. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* INCLUDES: CD with 37 Tracks of the recorded music of Roger Quilter, 69 mins 08 secs. Illustrations: One block of 16pp. b/w photos & one at frontis, numerous musical extracts within text throughout.* Pages: 278 pp. text. ciii pp. appendices, discography, CD tracks, general index, index of works & blank pages at rear.* Description: The songs of Roger Quilter are a staple of the English artsong repertoire, yet scarcely anything is known of the man himself, and his poularity suffered an eclipse in postwar years.The first part of this book focuses on Quilter?s life, his family and his ill-health. Valerie Langfield then moves on to his philanthropy, his generous and discreet help to young musicians and his profound assistance to Jewish friends fleeing Gemany and Austria before the second world war. In the remainder of the book, she discusses and contextualises all his music, songs, chamber, orchestral and theatre music, andhis light opera, Julia, performed at Covent Garden in 1936.* A NEAR FINE, author signed copy of the 1st./1st. with very slight bumps reducing it to VG+* Includes CD.
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- 2776
- Title
- Roger Quilter: His Life and Music (Aldeburgh Studies in Music)
- Author
- Langfield, Valerie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/VG+/F
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0851158714
- ISBN 13
- 9780851158716
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Place of Publication
- London UK 396
- Date Published
- 2002-01-01
- Size
- 15.6 x 2.4 x 23.4 cm
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