Publisher's Synopsis
Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) is described as a leading figure in British music for five decades, and one of the foremost British composers to emerge after World War I. His early works show the influence of Stravinsky and the French group "Les Six", and with works such as "The Colour Symphony", the symphony "Morning Heroes", the ballet "Checkmate" and the opera "The Olympians", he gained a position as a prominent member of the British musical establishment. He was made Master of the Queen's Musick in 1953.;Bliss also wrote articles, reviews, lectures and broadcasts, on a variety of musical topics. His writings provide a commentary on 20th-century music in general and on the English Musical Renaissance in particular.;This book contains a selection of his writings between 1920 and 1975. Arranged chronologically with biographical lists, the material ranges from self-analysis to a consideration of the place of music in modern society and could provide a source for study of the music of Bliss himself as well as of his contemporaries.
