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Author:

Hutcheon, Linda, 1947- author.

Title:

Four last songs : aging and creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten / Linda Hutcheon, Michael Hutcheon.

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

vii, 151 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Composers--Biography.
Britten, Benjamin,--1913-1976--Last years.
Messiaen, Olivier,--1908-1992--Last years.
Strauss, Richard,--1864-1949--Last years.
Verdi, Giuseppe,--1813-1901--Last years.
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Creative ability in old age.
Britten, Benjamin,--1913-1976.
Messiaen, Olivier,--1908-1992.
Strauss, Richard,--1864-1949.
Verdi, Giuseppe,--1813-1901.
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Composers.
Creative ability in old age.
Last years of a person's life.
Biography.

Other Authors:

Hutcheon, Michael, 1945- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Setting the stage -- Creative responses to the challenges of aging -- Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) : a generational tale of cultural nationalism -- Richard Strauss (1864-1949) : a life review in music -- Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) : faith in God and art -- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) : the life narratives of the ever-young "working composer" -- Conclusion : the particularities of aging and creativity.

ISBN:

022625559X (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780226255590 (cloth : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)890360499

LCCN:

2014036323

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)