The present volume is the first detailed study of music from Harvey's considerable body of work for conventional forces. It focuses on two pieces that span the 1990s, one of the most fertile periods in Harvey's output: Song Offerings (1985; awarded the prestigious Britten Award), and White as Jasmine (1999). The book explores the links between the two works - both set texts by Hindu writers, employ a solo soprano, and adumbrate a spiritual journey - as well as showing how Harvey's musical language has evolved in the period ...
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The present volume is the first detailed study of music from Harvey's considerable body of work for conventional forces. It focuses on two pieces that span the 1990s, one of the most fertile periods in Harvey's output: Song Offerings (1985; awarded the prestigious Britten Award), and White as Jasmine (1999). The book explores the links between the two works - both set texts by Hindu writers, employ a solo soprano, and adumbrate a spiritual journey - as well as showing how Harvey's musical language has evolved in the period between them.
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