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Written in an accessible style, the book traces Birtwistle's musical, dramatic and philosophical development and preoccupations, and examines his major works for concert hall and opera in these contexts.

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Igor Stravinsky was a celebrity composer in an increasingly celebrity-obsessed age. He was a true modern, a man of his time. Stravinsky's extraordinary music reflected and shaped his own times, and resonates with audiences even today. Stravinsky tells of a colourful life lived against the backdrop of the twentieth century's wars and revolutions.