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The Invisible Art

A Century of Music in Ireland, 1916-2016

Herausgeber: Dervan, Michael

Beschreibung

With pieces commissioned from an array of expert writers covering this key period in Irish musical composition, this lavishly illustrated book will bring to life this unique art form in Ireland across the last century.

Autor

About the Contributors MICHAEL DERVAN is Ireland's most widely read music writer. He edited the music magazines Soundpost and Music Ireland. He has been Music Critic of The Irish Times since 1986 and won the first AT Cross Critic of the Year Award in 1988. His radio series, Countdown, Sampling the Century, a 100- programme, year-by-year survey of the music of the twentieth century, was broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM in 1999. He has contributed widely to publications at home and abroad, including the Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland. The Invisible Art also has a host of high-profile authors from the world of music, including Kevin O'Connell, head of composition at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Proinnsías Ó Duinn, conductor laureate for the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and David Harrington, leader of the Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet. There are also contributions from members of Aosdána, Carnegie Hall, and the Royal Academy of Music, sopranos and conductors, as well as lecturers and heads of music departments from academic institutions such as Trinity College, University College Dublin and London University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Island Books
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 220mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1202g
• ISBN-13: 9781848405745
• ISBN-10: 184840574X
• Artikelnr.: 45665545