Peter Russell
Ashgate
Hardback
206
2006
Nicholas Maw?»s Odyssey is a landmark in contemporary music. At approximately 90 minutes it is one of the longest continuous examples of music written for full-orchestra and it received a first, truncated, performance at the 1987 BBC Proms. In this book, Gloag provides a detailed discussion of Maw?»s musical identity and reputation as a contemporary composer in relation to romanticism, modernism and postmodernism, taking into consideration his break-through work Scenes and Arias (1962) and the subsequent progression to Odyssey. Situating Odyssey in larger historical and critical frameworks, Gloag also evaluates the initial reception of the work and reflects on Maw?»s music composed after Odyssey.
Ashgate
Hardback
206
2006
Nicholas Maw?»s Odyssey is a landmark in contemporary music. At approximately 90 minutes it is one of the longest continuous examples of music written for full-orchestra and it received a first, truncated, performance at the 1987 BBC Proms. In this book, Gloag provides a detailed discussion of Maw?»s musical identity and reputation as a contemporary composer in relation to romanticism, modernism and postmodernism, taking into consideration his break-through work Scenes and Arias (1962) and the subsequent progression to Odyssey. Situating Odyssey in larger historical and critical frameworks, Gloag also evaluates the initial reception of the work and reflects on Maw?»s music composed after Odyssey.