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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198162707

ISBN-139780198162704

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Number of Pages176 Pages

Publication NamePercy Grainger

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory & Criticism, Composers & Musicians

Publication Year1992

TypeTextbook

AuthorWilfrid Mellers

Subject AreaMusic, Biography & Autobiography

SeriesOxford Studies of Composers Ser.

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN92-000152

Dewey Edition20

Reviews'when a major orchestral score like The Warriors is still waiting for its first recording by a world-class orchestra, there is certainly room for a study which concentrates on the music itself'Classic CD, September 1992, 'Any attention paid Percy Grainger that helps rescue him from quaintnessis welcome. Wilfrid Mellers's enthusiasm and sympathietic insight, and a certainfreakiness of language, make him almost ideally compatible with his subject.'Robin Holloway, Musical Times, "This welcome addition...is remarkable for its strong focus on the composer's music....For a detailed, analytical look at the music and an insightful assessment of Grainger's hard-to-classify contribution, Mellers is indispensable....Highly recommended."--Choice"The editors have handled a tricky task efficaciously....This book is a document essential to our understanding not only of Grainger, but also of our bewildered and bewildering world....The editorial appendages to this book...are exemplary; and the production, as one would expect of Clarendon Press, is handsome. The illustrations are plentiful, cunningly chosen, and clearly produced."--The Musical Times, 'This is the first extended evaluation that Grainger's music has received, and ... Mellers is just the man for the job ... Meller's book is worth reading.'John Bentley, The Guardian, "This welcome addition...is remarkable for its strong focus on the composer's music....For a detailed, analytical look at the music and an insightful assessment of Grainger's hard-to-classify contribution, Mellers is indispensable....Highly recommended."--Choice "The editors have handled a tricky task efficaciously....This book is a document essential to our understanding not only of Grainger, but also of our bewildered and bewildering world....The editorial appendages to this book...are exemplary; and the production, as one would expect of Clarendon Press, is handsome. The illustrations are plentiful, cunningly chosen, and clearly produced."--The Musical Times, 'when a major orchestral score like The Warriors is still waiting for itsfirst recording by a world-class orchestra, there is certainly room for a studywhich concentrates on the music itself'Classic CD, September 1992, 'This welcome addition to an already distinguished body of literature on Grainger is remarkable for its strong focus on the composer's music ... for a detailed, analytical look at the music and an insightful assessment of Grainger's hard-to-classify contribution, Mellers is indespensable. Inhis analyses of specific compositions, Mellers penetrates to the heart of Grainger's contribution and demonstrates the powerful link between Grainger the man and his music. Highly recommended.'Choice, 'There are three outstanding surveys of Grainger's music on record.Mellers' paperback is an essential vade mecum to all three. He always hasstimulating things to say, even about Grainger's musical lollipops.Richard Osborne, The Oldie, 'Grainger's greatness in conventional terms need no longer be an issue, and Professor Mellers's vivid discussion does much to define it.'Times Literary Supplement, 'This welcome addition to an already distinguished body of literature on Grainger is remarkable for its strong focus on the composer's music ... a detailed, analytical look at the music and an insightful assessment of Grainger's hard-to-classify contribution. Mellers is indispensable. In hisanalyses of specific compositions, Mellers penetrates to the heart of Grainger's contribution and demonstrates the powerful link between Grainger the man and his music. Highly recommended. General; undergraduate; graduate; faculty.'H.J. Diamond, Herbert H. Lehman College, Choice, April 1993, 'Grainger's greatness in conventional terms need no longer be an issue,and Professor Mellers's vivid discussion does much to define it.'Times Literary Supplement, 'Percy Grainger has been well produced. It contains many clear andaccurate music examples and has a glorious dark-blue cover featuring the22-year-old Grainger at the very height of his potency.'Malcolm Gillies, David Pear, Music and Letters. Vol. 74, No. 4, Nov '93, 'This is the first extended evaluation that Grainger's music has received,and ... Mellers is just the man for the job ... Meller's book is worth reading.'John Bentley, The Guardian, 'This welcome addition to an already distinguished body of literature on Grainger is remarkable for its strong focus on the composer's music ... for a detailed, analytical look at the music and an insightful assessment of Grainger's hard-to-classify contribution, Mellers is indespensable. In his analyses of specific compositions, Mellers penetrates to the heart of Grainger's contribution and demonstrates the powerful link between Grainger the man and his music. Highly recommended.'Choice d 02/06/1993, 'Any attention paid Percy Grainger that helps rescue him from quaintness is welcome. Wilfrid Mellers's enthusiasm and sympathietic insight, and a certain freakiness of language, make him almost ideally compatible with his subject.'Robin Holloway, Musical Times, 'There are three outstanding surveys of Grainger's music on record. Mellers' paperback is an essential vade mecum to all three. He always has stimulating things to say, even about Grainger's musical lollipops.Richard Osborne, The Oldie, 'This welcome addition to an already distinguished body of literature onGrainger is remarkable for its strong focus on the composer's music ... adetailed, analytical look at the music and an insightful assessment ofGrainger's hard-to-classify contribution. Mellers is indispensable. In hisanalyses of specific compositions, Mellers penetrates to the heart of Grainger'scontribution and demonstrates the powerful link between Grainger the man and hismusic. Highly recommended. General; undergraduate; graduate; faculty.'H.J. Diamond, Herbert H. Lehman College, Choice, April 1993, 'the editors have handled a tricky task efficaciously ... this book is adocument essential to our understanding not only of Grainger, but also of ourbewildered and bewildering world ... The editorial appendages to this book ...are exemplary; and the production, as one would expect of Clarendon Press, ishandsome. The illustrations are plentiful, cunningly chosen, and clearlyproduced.'Wilfrid Mellers, The Musical Times, January 1995, 'Percy Grainger has been well produced. It contains many clear and accurate music examples and has a glorious dark-blue cover featuring the 22-year-old Grainger at the very height of his potency.'Malcolm Gillies, David Pear, Music and Letters. Vol. 74, No. 4, Nov '93, 'the editors have handled a tricky task efficaciously ... this book is a document essential to our understanding not only of Grainger, but also of our bewildered and bewildering world ... The editorial appendages to this book ... are exemplary; and the production, as one would expect ofClarendon Press, is handsome. The illustrations are plentiful, cunningly chosen, and clearly produced.'Wilfrid Mellers, The Musical Times, January 1995, "This welcome addition...is remarkable for its strong focus on the composer's music....For a detailed, analytical look at the music and an insightful assessment of Grainger's hard-to-classify contribution, Mellers is indispensable....Highly recommended."-- Choice "The editors have handled a tricky task efficaciously....This book is a document essential to our understanding not only of Grainger, but also of our bewildered and bewildering world....The editorial appendages to this book...are exemplary; and the production, as one would expect of Clarendon Press, is handsome. The illustrations are plentiful, cunningly chosen, and clearly produced."-- The Musical Times

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal786.2/092

SynopsisPercy Grainger, if not a great composer, was a phenomenon. A man of extraordinary charisma, he was at once a legendary virtuoso pianist, a composer of highly original music, an arranger and 'disher up' of folk music who pierced to the music's heart, and a figure of some historical significance in relation to ethnomusicology and music education. This book is a study of this paradoxical figure. It looks at the musical influence on his compositions of folk-song and of Grieg, and of those apparent polar opposites, Delius and Bach. It examines some of his more significant pieces in detail; considers his work in recreating traditional material and the music of others; sees him as a champion and transcriber of what is now known as Early Music; and looks at his sometimes alarmingly eccentric notions as to music's nature and purpose. Overriding barriers between art, folk, and pop music, Grainger is difficult to categorize, and may be, in the story of music, unique. Ultimately, his importance may lie in what he suggests about the potential functions of music in a rapidly changing world., A man of extraordinary charisma, Percy Grainger was at once a legendary virtuoso pianist, a composer of highly original music, an arranger, and a "disher up" of folk music who pierced to the music's heart, and figure of some historical significance in relation to ethnomusicology and music education. A study of the music of this paradoxical figure, this book looks at the musical influence on his compositions of folk-song and of Grieg, and of those apparent polar opposites, Delius and Bach. It examines some of his more significant pieces in detail; considers his work in recreating traditional material and the music of others; sees him as a champion and transcriber of what is now known as Early Music; and looks at his sometimes alarmingly eccentric notions as to music's nature and purpose. Overriding barriers between art, folk, and pop music, Grainger is difficult to categorize, and is, in the history of music, unique.

LC Classification NumberML410.G75M4 1992