Music with words : a composer's view / Virgil Thomson.
| Author/creator | Thomson, Virgil |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1989. |
| Description | x, 178 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A formal introduction to the subject -- Word-groups -- Occasions for singing -- Making everything clear -- Helping the performers -- The longs and shorts in singing -- Instrumental helps and hindrances -- The "musical idea" -- Both words and emotions are important -- Opera in the vernacular -- The nature of opera -- After all -- Musical illustrations from the works of Virgil Thomson. La valse gregorienne -- Susie Asado -- English usage -- Before sleeping -- Take, o, take these lips away -- Sigh no more, ladies -- The feast of love -- Tiger! tiger! -- The tiger -- The land of dreams -- Rose cheek'd Laura, come -- Four saints in three acts -- The mother of us all -- Lord Byron -- The death of General Washington --Crossing Brooklyn ferrry -- Missa pro defunctis. |
| Abstract | In this practical and authoritative book, one of America's most influential musical figures reveals how he learned to compose music for English poetry and prose. Illustrated with numerous examples from his own works, Virgil Thomson's discourses on the union of poetry and music will delight and instruct anyone who composes, performs, or simply listens to vocal music. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 169-171) and index. |
| LCCN | 89030709 |
| ISBN | 0300045050 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780300045055 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1406 .T5 1989 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |