Four Last Songs: Aging and Creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten

by Michael Hutcheon and Linda Hutcheon

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Aging and creativity can seem a particularly fraught relationship for artists, who often face age-related difficulties as their audience's expectations are at a peak. In Four Last Songs, Linda and Michael Hutcheon explore this issue via the late works of some of the world's greatest composers.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Olivier Messiaen (1908-92), and Benjamin Britten (1913-76) all wrote operas late in...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:022625559X

ISBN13:9780226255590

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Arts, Music & Photography History Music

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