(Book). This is the first book to present a detailed account of the musical achievements of Julian Bream. In a wide-ranging celebration of his artistry the book offers essential perspectives on vital elements of twentieth century guitar history and reveals how Julian Bream succeeded in establishing the instrument as a uniquely expressive force on the contemporary scene. As well as his phenomenal success in inspiring composers such as Britten, Tippett, Walton, Arnold, Berkeley, Henze, Brouwer, Takemitsu, etc., to write for ...
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(Book). This is the first book to present a detailed account of the musical achievements of Julian Bream. In a wide-ranging celebration of his artistry the book offers essential perspectives on vital elements of twentieth century guitar history and reveals how Julian Bream succeeded in establishing the instrument as a uniquely expressive force on the contemporary scene. As well as his phenomenal success in inspiring composers such as Britten, Tippett, Walton, Arnold, Berkeley, Henze, Brouwer, Takemitsu, etc., to write for the guitar, Bream is also renowned as the twentieth century's greatest lutenist and a passionate advocate of Elizabethan music.
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Very Good Condition. A few light surface marks and creasing to covers, pages are clean and bright. All lovers of classical guitar and lute playing should be indebted to Graham Wade for this wonderfully detailed and well researched record of Julian Bream's musical life and times. Named after Bream's iconic 1959 album " The Art of Julian Bream", the book lays bare in extraordinary detail, and in chronological order, the concerts, recordings and published music, complete with contemporary professional reviews. This isn't the type of biography that, like so many, authorised or not, sets out to settle old scores, or, in the presence of extraordinary individuals becomes a form of worship, (or denigration). Julian Bream's huge legacy deserves an encyclopaedic approach which Graham Wade has provided here. In the light of shifting tastes; (a recent hour long BBC radio 3 review of John Dowland's recorded lute music omitted the name of Julian Bream completely! ), this book provides the documentary evidence of Bream's massive contribution to the growth of virtuoso lute playing in the 20th century. His expansion of the guitar repertoire to include work by major composers of a stature previously unlikely is likewise covered exhaustively here. A book of integrity, as befits the subject; highly recommended. (Reader review) 240 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9781872639666. Inventory No: dscf8381.
Add this copy of The Art of Julian Bream to cart. $179.12, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Ashley Mark Publishing Company.