Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Wintle, Christopher.

Description

1. xii, 299 p. : ill., music; 23 cm.

Summary

1. "2012 is 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. The influence of Pierrot, however, has not been confined to Europe and Britain. In the final section the author catalogues over 400 principal works for 'Pierrot Ensembles'--with or without singer--drawn from both sides of the Atlantic"--Jacket.

Series statement

1. Poetics of music

Uniform title

1. Poetics of music.

Subject

1. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951
2. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 > Influence
3. Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016 > Criticism and interpretation
4. Birtwistle, Harrison > Criticism and interpretation
5. Pierrot Players
6. Fires of London (Musical group)
7. Chamber music > 20th century > History and criticism
8. Chamber music > 21st century > History and criticism
9. Songs with instrumental ensemble > 20th century > History and criticism
10. Songs with instrumental ensemble > 21st century > History and criticism
11. Chamber music > 20th century > Bibliography
12. Chamber music > 21st century > Bibliography
13. Songs with instrumental ensemble > 20th century > Bibliography
14. Songs with instrumental ensemble > 21st century > Bibliography
15. Chamber music groups > History > 20th century
16. Chamber music groups > History > 21st century

Contents

1. Pierrot lunaire -- The first Pierrot ensembles -- Benjamin Britten's Pierrot ensembles -- 'Freak' works -- Two twelve-note Pierrot ensembles -- Rejuvenating post-war performance -- The Pierrot players -- Rethinking Birtwistle's role -- The fires of London.

Call number

1. JME 13-667

Note

1. Edited by Christopher Wintle.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-282) and index.

Author

1. Dromey, Christopher.

Title

1. The Pierrot ensembles : chronicle and catalogue 1912-2012 / Christopher Dromey.

Imprint

1. London : Plumbago Books : In association with Middlesex University ; Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, N.Y. : Distribution and sales, Boydell & Brewer, 2012.

Series

1. Poetics of music
2. Poetics of music.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-282) and index.

Added author

1. Wintle, Christopher.

LCCN

1. 2013560248

ISBN

1. 9780956600738 (pbk.)
2. 9780956600721 (hardbound)
3. 0956600727 (hardbound)
4. 0956600735 (pbk.)

Research call number

1. JME 13-667