Four last songs : aging and creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten / by Hutcheon, Linda, 1947-, Hutcheon, Michael, 1945-

Table of 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.…”
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Britten's Gods : Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, Mahler / by Lambert, Sterling, 1968-

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Disordered heroes in opera : a psychiatric report / by Cordingly, John

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