Britten in Context offers historical, social, cultural, queer, musical, and political context for one of the pivotal British composers of the twentieth century. Engaging essays from leading scholars in music, art, theory, performance, religion, and cultural and music history reward readers of all academic levels.
Britten in Context offers historical, social, cultural, queer, musical, and political context for one of the pivotal British composers of the twentieth century. Engaging essays from leading scholars in music, art, theory, performance, religion, and cultural and music history reward readers of all academic levels.
Prologue: Positioning Britten Vicki P. Stroeher and Justin Vickers Part I. The Britten Circle(S): 1. Early mentors: The bridges, the Auden set, and the mayers of long Island Arnold Whittall 2. Peter Pears Justin Vickers 3. The open secret Nicholas Clark 4. Britten's circle Lucy Walker 5. Britten's musical assistants Christopher Scheer 6. Britten's publishers as advance and rear guard Philip Reed Part II. British Musical Life: 7. Composing in England Eric Saylor 8. Britten and Film Mervyn Cooke 9. Britten and the radio Alison Garnham 10. Television and the composer Danielle Ward-Griffin 11. Music critics and the press Philip Reed and Vicki P. Stroeher 12. Britten and English opera: Myths and a (Chequered) history Mervyn Cooke 13. Festival culture in the British Isles Justin Vickers 14. Concert life in Britain Philip Reed 15. Benjamin Britten and folksong Julian Onderdonk 16. Educating the Nation: Britten's music for young people Kate Guthrie Part III. Britten and Other Composers: 17. The compositional context: creating a voice Christopher Mark 18. Responding to a British musical past Michael Burden 19. Britten and the English musical renaissance Alain Frogley 20. Responding to the continent Arved Ashby 21. An English tradition? Christopher Mark 22.'An exciting time with all Russians': Anglo-Soviet musical contacts Cameron Pyke 23. The Avant-Garde Philip Rupprecht Part IV. Wordsmiths, Designers, and Performers: 24. W. H. Auden Vicki P. Stroeher 25. Eric Crozier Justin Vickers 26. Two librettists: Montagu slater and Ronald Duncan Ian Patterson 27. The wise, queer heart of Englishness: E. M. Forster Hanna Rochlitz 28.William Plomer's poetics of exile at home Kevin Salfen 29.'Don't colour them, the music will do that': Myfanwy Piper and Britten's marriage of words and music Frances Spalding 30. Designing and dancing Britten Kevin Salfen and Lucy Walker 31.Pears as illuminator, interpreter, and inspiration Justin Vickers 32. Britten's singers Roger Vignoles 33. Britten's performers: those most 'Instrumental' Thomas Schuttenhelm Part V. British Socio-Cultural, Religious, and Political Life: 34. English and British national identity in the Arts Irene Morra 35. Britten's landscapes Charlotte de Mille 36. Monarchy, royalty, and arts patronage Matthias Range 37. Literary leanings Nicholas Clark 38. Faith, spirituality, and the church Margaret Lane 39. The politics of the closet J. P. E. Harper-Scott 40. Communism, socialism, and pacifism in British politics: From the 1930s to the cold war Joanna Bullivant Epilogue: Britten's Legacy Arnold Whittall Topical bibliography for further reading Works cited Index.
Prologue: Positioning Britten Vicki P. Stroeher and Justin Vickers Part I. The Britten Circle(S): 1. Early mentors: The bridges, the Auden set, and the mayers of long Island Arnold Whittall 2. Peter Pears Justin Vickers 3. The open secret Nicholas Clark 4. Britten's circle Lucy Walker 5. Britten's musical assistants Christopher Scheer 6. Britten's publishers as advance and rear guard Philip Reed Part II. British Musical Life: 7. Composing in England Eric Saylor 8. Britten and Film Mervyn Cooke 9. Britten and the radio Alison Garnham 10. Television and the composer Danielle Ward-Griffin 11. Music critics and the press Philip Reed and Vicki P. Stroeher 12. Britten and English opera: Myths and a (Chequered) history Mervyn Cooke 13. Festival culture in the British Isles Justin Vickers 14. Concert life in Britain Philip Reed 15. Benjamin Britten and folksong Julian Onderdonk 16. Educating the Nation: Britten's music for young people Kate Guthrie Part III. Britten and Other Composers: 17. The compositional context: creating a voice Christopher Mark 18. Responding to a British musical past Michael Burden 19. Britten and the English musical renaissance Alain Frogley 20. Responding to the continent Arved Ashby 21. An English tradition? Christopher Mark 22.'An exciting time with all Russians': Anglo-Soviet musical contacts Cameron Pyke 23. The Avant-Garde Philip Rupprecht Part IV. Wordsmiths, Designers, and Performers: 24. W. H. Auden Vicki P. Stroeher 25. Eric Crozier Justin Vickers 26. Two librettists: Montagu slater and Ronald Duncan Ian Patterson 27. The wise, queer heart of Englishness: E. M. Forster Hanna Rochlitz 28.William Plomer's poetics of exile at home Kevin Salfen 29.'Don't colour them, the music will do that': Myfanwy Piper and Britten's marriage of words and music Frances Spalding 30. Designing and dancing Britten Kevin Salfen and Lucy Walker 31.Pears as illuminator, interpreter, and inspiration Justin Vickers 32. Britten's singers Roger Vignoles 33. Britten's performers: those most 'Instrumental' Thomas Schuttenhelm Part V. British Socio-Cultural, Religious, and Political Life: 34. English and British national identity in the Arts Irene Morra 35. Britten's landscapes Charlotte de Mille 36. Monarchy, royalty, and arts patronage Matthias Range 37. Literary leanings Nicholas Clark 38. Faith, spirituality, and the church Margaret Lane 39. The politics of the closet J. P. E. Harper-Scott 40. Communism, socialism, and pacifism in British politics: From the 1930s to the cold war Joanna Bullivant Epilogue: Britten's Legacy Arnold Whittall Topical bibliography for further reading Works cited Index.
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