William Walton : behind the façade / Susana Walton
1988, 3rd edition. Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #428108
ISBN: 0193151561
Physical description; xi, 255 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. "Missing manuscripts": pages 240-243. Contents; Courtship and marriage in Buenos Aires -- My early life in Argentina -- Newly weds -- From Oldham to Oxford -- The Sitwells -- Three masterpieces -- First symphony -- Music for films -- Laurence Olivier -- Ischia -- Other composers -- Invitations and honours -- Troilus and Cressida -- Second symphony -- Cello concerto -- La mortella -- Guests, tenants, and friends -- The bear -- Celebrations -- Final tributes -- Coda. Subjects; Walton, William 1902-1983. Sitwell family. Walton, William Sir. Composers. Composers Great Britain ; Biography. Composers, English 20th century. Composers Great Britain 20th century ; Biography. Composers England ; Biography. FAMILY HISTORY. PROFESSIONS/OCCUPATIONS. Gil (surname). Musicians. Passo (surname). Turner (surname). Walton (surname). England.
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