Arthur Bliss: Music and Literature

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This title was first published in 2002. This volume of essays seeks to reflect aspects of the life and work of Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen's Music. Though each is self-contained, the editor has attempted to keep a theme running throughout. Looking beyond surface impressions is an attitude constantly expressed. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Plates Notes on Contributors Preface Music Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Metamorphic Variation: The Orchestral Music Chapter 2 Chronicle of a Collaboration: The Olympians Chapter 3 The Piano Concerto in B Flat (1939) Chapter 4 The songs of Bliss Chapter 5 An American Interlude Chapter 6 The Film Music Chapter 7 In Search of Progressive Music Policy: Arthur Bliss at the BBC Chapter 8 The Recorded Works Chapter 9 '...If Poets mind the well...': Bliss and Christopher Hassall Bibliography Index of Bliss's Music General Index