Michael Tippett's Fifth String Quartet: A Study in Vision and Revision

By Thomas Schuttenhelm

Book Overview

Schuttenhelm provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and through the quartet's compositional process, as well as a brief summary of its reception history. In addition to a comprehensive analysis of the entire quartet, the volume also takes into account Tippett's preliminary attempts for the work and measures the significance its

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367607395
• ISBN13: 9780367607395
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 76 Pages