Description
The first major study of British communist composer Alan Bush, providing new perspectives on music and politics during the Cold War.
About the Author
Joanna Bullivant is Lecturer in Music at Magdalen College, Oxford. She has published widely on British composers, modernism, and music and politics. This is her first book.
Reviews
'Her [Bullivant's] book will serve as a key reference on the composer, and its perspectives deserve full consideration by anyone studying twentieth-century music and communism ... drawing on newly available archival material, it carefully considers key 'images' of Bush - as modernist, as left-wing political activist, national outsider, 'Stalinist'. The result is a nuanced assessment of Bush's ideas and position within both British and East German musical life.' Mike Makin-Waite, Twentieth Century Communism
'Joanna Bullivant's newly published book, the first full-length study of Bush's life and music, is long overdue and wholly to be welcomed ... anyone interested in Alan Bush's music should get their local library to stock it.' Andy Croft, The Morning Star
'Joanna Bullivant has given us a good deal to think about with this excellent book, in regard to the tensions between modernist aesthetics and radical politics.' Pete Dale, Transposition: Musique et Sciences Sociales
'Alan Bush's reputation as a serious composer remains and, as the Cold War fades into memory, those dichotomous views of Bush which have so long prevailed are also becoming more blurred. This book makes a substantial contribution to this process, and offers new perspectives on a phenomenon which still fascinates us today ...' Toby Thacker, Twentieth-Century Music
Book Information
ISBN 9781009158794
Author Joanna Bullivant
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 504g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 15mm