Errollyn Wallen

Broschiertes Buch

Becoming a Composer

My Music, My Life

Beschreibung

I am a composer. Part memoir, Becoming a Composer offers an intriguing glimpse into the mind and motivation of a composer and covers aspects of Wallen's sometimes troubled childhood, and her experiences of growing up as a black composer in the UK.

Autor

Errollyn Wallen is a multi-award-winning Belize-born composer. Her output includes over twenty operas and numerous orchestral, chamber and vocal works. She composed works for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in 2012, for Queen Elizabeth II's Golden and Diamond Jubilees and a re-imagining of Parry's Jerusalem for the Last Night of the Proms. Her acclaimed Concerto Grosso was released on the NMC label in January 2020, performed by Chineke! Errollyn was awarded an MBE in 2007 and was made a CBE in 2020. She has received an Ivor Novello Award for Classical Music, a British Composer Award and a FIPA D'Or for Best Music for a Television Series.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9780571370146
• ISBN-10: 0571370144
• Artikelnr.: 73113200