Four last songs : aging and creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten /

Linda Hutcheon is university professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Toronto and the author of many books on contemporary culture and theory. Michael Hutcheon is a pulmonologist and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. Together they have written s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hutcheon, Linda, 1947- (Autor), Hutcheon, Michael, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Temas:
Britten, Benjamin, > 1913-1976 > Last years.
Messiaen, Olivier, > 1908-1992 > Last years.
Strauss, Richard, > 1864-1949 > Last years.
Verdi, Giuseppe, > 1813-1901 > Last years.
Britten, Benjamin, > 1913-1976.
Messiaen, Olivier, > 1908-1992.
Strauss, Richard, > 1864-1949.
Verdi, Giuseppe, > 1813-1901.
Composers > Biography.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
Creative ability in old age.
Compositeurs > Biographies.
Vieillissement > Aspect psychologique.
Créativité chez la personne âgée.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
Composers.
Last years of a person's life.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Setting the stage
  • Creative responses to the challenges of aging
  • Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) : a generational tale of cultural nationalism
  • Richard Strauss (1864-1949) : a life review in music
  • Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) : faith in God and art
  • Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) : the life narratives of the ever-young "working composer"
  • Conclusion : the particularities of aging and creativity.

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