Description |
<1-3> volumes (xxx, 1403 ; xxvi, 758 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, portraits, music, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
Contents |
V. 1. 1923-1939 / edited by Donald Mitchell ; assistant editor Philip Reed ; associate editors Rosamund Strode, Kathleen Mitchell, Judy Young -- v. 2. 1939-1945 / edited by Donald Mitchell ; assistant editor Philip Reed ; associate editors Rosamund Strode, Kathleen Mitchell, Judy Young -- v. 3. 1946-1951 / edited by Donald Mitchell, Philip Reed and Mervyn Cooke ; co-ordinating editor Jill Burrows |
Summary |
These remarkable letters, never before published, constitute a comprehensive biography told largely in Britten's own words. They make a fundamental contribution to Britten studies and to twentieth-century cultural history. The volumes are generously illustrated, with comprehensive annotations and indexes |
Notes |
Editor-in-chief: Donald Mitchell |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (volumes 2, pages [1293]-1331 ; volumes 3, pages [703]-718) and indexes |
Subject |
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 -- Correspondence.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 -- Diaries.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 -- Correspondence.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 -- Diaries.
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Composers -- England -- Correspondence.
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Composers -- England -- Diaries.
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Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Personal correspondence.
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Diaries.
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Author |
Mitchell, Donald, 1925-2017.
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Reed, Philip, 1959-
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Britten-Pears Foundation.
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LC no. |
90042998 |
ISBN |
0520065204 (vols. 1 and 2) |
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0520242599 (vol. 3) |
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057115221X (v.1 U.K.) |
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0571160581 (v.2 U.K.) |
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0571164056 (U.K.) |
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057122282X (v.3 U.K.) |
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