Publisher's Synopsis
For almost 50 years, Arthur Bliss was a very familiar figure on the English musical scene. He began his career as the 'enfant terrible', influenced by Stravinsky and the French avant-garde of the 1920s. He later developed a Romantic style, influenced by Elgar, and this, together with a facility to produce music at great speed and his sense of occasion, benefited him in the post of Master of the Queen?s Music from 1953 until his death in 1975. - - This source book contains a detailed chronology of Bliss?s life and music, bibliographical descriptions of original manuscripts and printed first editions, a discography of first recordings, a section on the composer?s letters and an extensive bibliography of writings about and by Arthur Bliss. The present volume, intended primarily for musicologists and scholars, therefore provides invaluable and important sources of information about the life and works of this major figure in English 20th century music.
